This document outlines three assignments related to ecosystems, species, and population management: 1. Create a brochure about human impacts on ecosystems, including how degradation occurs, effects on plants/animals, and costs/benefits of exploitation vs. conservation. 2. Write a paper about two ecosystems and their species, describing exploitation/management, costs/benefits, and prioritizing conservation based on principles of biology. 3. Write a paper about genetic diversity and population management, comparing ex situ to in situ conservation and explaining why the Endangered Species Act was created.

1. 1.Create
a brochure about human society's impact on ecosystems and the
costs and benefits of human enterprise. Include the following:
Explain how ecosystem degradation and loss results from human
society.
Describe the effects of human activity on plants, animals, and
ecosystem dynamics, and provide specific examples.
Describe the economic decisions underlying conservation and
exploitation. Explain the costs and benefits of human enterprise
in terms of ecosystems, and provide specific examples.
Use
images as appropriate.
Cite
at least two references consistent with APA guidelines.
Use fist two attachement for this
2. write
a 1,050- to 1,400-word paper about the ecosystems you have
chosen and the species that make up these ecosystems. In your
paper, include the following items:
Describe your pair of ecosystems and the types of current or
proposed exploitation in one or both ecosystems. Explain the

2. past, present, and potential future consequences of
overexploitation in these ecosystems. Describe the potential
costs and benefits of at least two exploitation activities.
Explain current and potential management of your ecosystems.
How can modification, cultivation, or restoration alter these
ecosystems? Outline at least two potential management plans
beyond cessation of exploitation, and describe the costs and
benefits of each.
Prioritize conservation efforts in your pair of ecosystems based
on values and the principles of conservation biology by
including the following elements:
Prioritize species and ecosystems for protection based on the
values identified in the Acting Locally Paper – Part One.
Describe a regional or global threat to your ecosystems, such as
global climate change, and outline a plan to combat this threat.
Rank the priorities of continuing or ceasing exploitation
activities, of alternative management plans, and of the plan to
combat the regional or global threat to biodiversity.
Defend your prioritization based on specific values and on your
plan’s overall effect on biodiversity, ecological integrity, and
economic feasibility.
Identify at least two specific practical actions and at least two
specific political actions you can take to support the top
priorities you have identified for the pair of ecosystems.
Interpret how these specific actions can support conservation
and biodiversity.
Cite
at least four references.
Format
your paper consistent with APA guidelines.
uSE the 3rd attachment for possible reference
3.Write

3. a 1,050- to 1,400-word paper about genetically vigorous
populations. Include the following items:
Describe
the importance of genetic diversity in populations. Explain how
genetic diversity in plants and animals supports long-term
viability, biodiversity, and biotic integrity. Describe specific
examples of at least one plant population and at least one
animal population facing challenges in genetic diversity, and
explain the potential or demonstrated threats to viability posed
by deficient genetic diversity.
Describe
the values underlying population management. Relate genetic
diversity to the success of population management. Explain the
costs and benefits in successful population management.
Provide at least two specific examples of current and past
population management efforts.
Compare
ex situ conservation to in situ conservation. Describe the role
of zoos, aquariums, and botanical gardens in conservation.
Explain the efforts of these institutions to support genetically
vigorous populations.
Explain
why the Endangered Species Act was created to promote
conservation of plants and animals.
Cite
at least six references, including at least two scholarly sources.
Format
your paper consistent with APA guidelines.