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BIODIVERSITY
AND
ITS
CONSERVATION
Evolution of the Cosmos
 Formation of universe began 15 billion years ago, clouds of the hydrogen and helium
 Gravitational forces collapsed these clouds to form stars.
 Formation of carbon, nitrogen, and oxygen, for life.
 explosions of some of these stars to form clouds
 Formation of water, carbon monoxide, and hydrocarbons .
 Formation of new generation of stars and solar systems by collapsing clouds.
 Formation of the planet Earth (with volcanoes, a gray, lifeless ocean, and a turbulent atmosphere)
 origin of life on the planet Earth
The Prebiotic Earth
 Life began 4.5 billion years ago on the Earth .
 The ocean received organic matter.
 Formation 0f key molecules such as sugars, amino acids, and nucleotides in water.
 development of RNA and DNA molecules.
 Formation of prokaryotic cell and prokaryotic organisms.
The Early Evolution of Life
 Biochemical evolution of single-celled microorganisms.
 Development of eukaryotic cell and unicellular eukaryotic organisms between 1 and 2 billion years ago
 Development of multicellular complex eukaryotic organisms primitive jellyfish and two Ediacarian "sea pens."
Evolution of Advanced Life
Evolution of Organisms
prokaryotic organisms
Eukaryotic unicellular organisms
Animals Plants
Invertebrates Algae
Fishes Bryophytes
Amphibians Pteridophytes
Reptiles Gymnosperms
Mammals, Angiosperms
Humanity.
The Future
 Given the huge number of stars known to exist in the universe,
life has very likely also developed elsewhere. we just might be
able to detect it.
Time required for Evolution
DEFINITION
 Biodiversity or biological diversity is
the variation of taxonomic life forms
within a given ecosystem,biome or for
the entireEarth.
 Biodiversity refers to variety and variability among all
groups of living organisms and the
ecosystemcomplexes in which they occur.
LEVELS OF BIODIVERSITY
 Biodiversity ranges from the genetic level within a
species to the biota in a specific region and may extend
up to the great diversity found in different biomes.
 Genetic Diversity - diversity of genes within a
species. There is a genetic variability among the
populations and the individuals of the same species.
 Species Diversity - diversity among species in
anecosystem. “Biodiversity hotspots" are excellent
examples of species diversity.
 Ecosystem Diversity - diversity at a higher level of
organization, the ecosystem.
Vertebrate Animals Invertebrate Animals
Mammals 5,490
Birds 9,998
Reptiles 9,084
Amphibians 6,433
Fishes 31,300
Total Vertebrates 62,305
Insects 1,000,000
Spiders and scorpions 102,248
Molluscs 85,000
Crustaceans 47,000
Corals 2,175
Others 68,827
Total Invertebrates 1,305,250
Plants
Flowering plants (angiosperms) 281,821
Conifers (gymnosperms) 1,021
Ferns and horsetails 12,000
Mosses 16,236
Red and green algae 10,134
Total Plants 321,212
Others
Lichens 17,000
Mushrooms 31,496
Brown algae 3,067
Total Others 51,563
TOTAL SPECIES 1,740,330
Biodiversity Hot Spots
VALUE OF BIODIVERSITY
 In terms of
≈Commercial Utility
≈Ecological Services
≈Social and Aesthetic Value
 The multiple uses of Biodiversity or Biodiversity are as
fallows
» Consumptive Use Value
»Productive Use Value
»Social Value
»Aesthetic Value
» Option Value
»Ecosystem Service Value
Consumptive Use Value
 Food
- 80,000 edible plant species
- 90% of food crops domesticated from wild tropical plants
 Drugs and Medicines
- 75% of world’s population depends
upon plants or plant extracts for medicines eg.
Penicillin,Tetracyclin
Energy resources
 Fuel
- Forests used for Fuel Wood.
- Fossil fuels Coal, Petroleum and
 Natural Gas are also products of fossilized biodiversity
 Different furniture’s
Productive Use Value
 Commercially usable values where the product is marketed
and sold
»Wild Gene Resources – traded for use by
scientists for introducing desirable traits in
the crops and domesticated animals
»Others – Tusks of Elephants, Musk from
Musk deers, Silk from Silk Worms, Wool
from Sheep etc.
Biodiesel Petroleum products
Industries dependant upon the
productive use value of Biodiversity
 Paper and Pulp
 Play wood
 Rubber
 Textile
 Leather
Social Value
 Social Value
Values associated with social life,
customs, religion and psycho-spiritual
aspects of the people
 → Plants like Tulsi, Peepal, Mango, Lotus etc. are considered
holy and their leaves, fruits and flowers are used in worship.
Ethical Value
 Ethical issues like “ all life must be
preserved”.
 Based on the concept of “ Live and Let Live”.
Option Values
 Values include the potential of
Biodiversity that are presently unknown
and need to be explored.
 Option value is the value of knowing that
there are biological resources on this
biosphere that may one day prove to be an
effective option for something important
in the future.
Murdannia’ genus
Aesthetic Value
 “ Willingness to pay” concept
→ Eco-tourism
Eco-tourism is estimated to generate about 12 million
dollars of revenue annually.
What is risk ?
 Different categories of biodiversity value clearly
indicate that ecosystem, species and genetic
biodiversity all have enormous potential and a decline
in biodiversity will lead to huge economic, ecological
and socio-cultural losses.
India as megabiodiversity nation
 Two hot spots in India
Endangered species
 An endangered species is a population of organisms
which is facing a high risk of becoming extinct
because it is either few in numbers, or threatened by
changing environmental or predation parameters
Endemism is the ecological state of being unique to a
defined geographic location, such as an island, nation or
other defined zone, or habitat type; organisms that are
indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also
found elsewhere.
Most Endangered species
Most Endangered plant species
 Picture plant
BIOGEOGRAPHICAL CLASSIFICATION
OF INDIA
 Climate and Topography
 Variety of Flora and Fauna
 Rich heritage of Biological Diversity
 10 th position among plant rich nations of the world
Different groups in India.
Group (%) IN INDIA
Mammals 7.6
Birds 12.6
Reptiles 6.2
Amphibians 4.4
Fishes 11.17
Flowering
Plants
10.11
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BIODIVERSITYDrKDSawant.ppt

  • 2. Evolution of the Cosmos  Formation of universe began 15 billion years ago, clouds of the hydrogen and helium  Gravitational forces collapsed these clouds to form stars.  Formation of carbon, nitrogen, and oxygen, for life.  explosions of some of these stars to form clouds  Formation of water, carbon monoxide, and hydrocarbons .  Formation of new generation of stars and solar systems by collapsing clouds.  Formation of the planet Earth (with volcanoes, a gray, lifeless ocean, and a turbulent atmosphere)  origin of life on the planet Earth
  • 3. The Prebiotic Earth  Life began 4.5 billion years ago on the Earth .  The ocean received organic matter.  Formation 0f key molecules such as sugars, amino acids, and nucleotides in water.  development of RNA and DNA molecules.  Formation of prokaryotic cell and prokaryotic organisms.
  • 4. The Early Evolution of Life  Biochemical evolution of single-celled microorganisms.  Development of eukaryotic cell and unicellular eukaryotic organisms between 1 and 2 billion years ago  Development of multicellular complex eukaryotic organisms primitive jellyfish and two Ediacarian "sea pens."
  • 5. Evolution of Advanced Life Evolution of Organisms prokaryotic organisms Eukaryotic unicellular organisms Animals Plants Invertebrates Algae Fishes Bryophytes Amphibians Pteridophytes Reptiles Gymnosperms Mammals, Angiosperms Humanity.
  • 6. The Future  Given the huge number of stars known to exist in the universe, life has very likely also developed elsewhere. we just might be able to detect it.
  • 7.
  • 8. Time required for Evolution
  • 9. DEFINITION  Biodiversity or biological diversity is the variation of taxonomic life forms within a given ecosystem,biome or for the entireEarth.  Biodiversity refers to variety and variability among all groups of living organisms and the ecosystemcomplexes in which they occur.
  • 10. LEVELS OF BIODIVERSITY  Biodiversity ranges from the genetic level within a species to the biota in a specific region and may extend up to the great diversity found in different biomes.  Genetic Diversity - diversity of genes within a species. There is a genetic variability among the populations and the individuals of the same species.  Species Diversity - diversity among species in anecosystem. “Biodiversity hotspots" are excellent examples of species diversity.  Ecosystem Diversity - diversity at a higher level of organization, the ecosystem.
  • 11. Vertebrate Animals Invertebrate Animals Mammals 5,490 Birds 9,998 Reptiles 9,084 Amphibians 6,433 Fishes 31,300 Total Vertebrates 62,305 Insects 1,000,000 Spiders and scorpions 102,248 Molluscs 85,000 Crustaceans 47,000 Corals 2,175 Others 68,827 Total Invertebrates 1,305,250 Plants Flowering plants (angiosperms) 281,821 Conifers (gymnosperms) 1,021 Ferns and horsetails 12,000 Mosses 16,236 Red and green algae 10,134 Total Plants 321,212 Others Lichens 17,000 Mushrooms 31,496 Brown algae 3,067 Total Others 51,563 TOTAL SPECIES 1,740,330
  • 12.
  • 14. VALUE OF BIODIVERSITY  In terms of ≈Commercial Utility ≈Ecological Services ≈Social and Aesthetic Value  The multiple uses of Biodiversity or Biodiversity are as fallows
  • 15. » Consumptive Use Value »Productive Use Value »Social Value »Aesthetic Value » Option Value »Ecosystem Service Value
  • 16. Consumptive Use Value  Food - 80,000 edible plant species - 90% of food crops domesticated from wild tropical plants  Drugs and Medicines - 75% of world’s population depends upon plants or plant extracts for medicines eg. Penicillin,Tetracyclin
  • 17. Energy resources  Fuel - Forests used for Fuel Wood. - Fossil fuels Coal, Petroleum and  Natural Gas are also products of fossilized biodiversity  Different furniture’s
  • 18. Productive Use Value  Commercially usable values where the product is marketed and sold »Wild Gene Resources – traded for use by scientists for introducing desirable traits in the crops and domesticated animals »Others – Tusks of Elephants, Musk from Musk deers, Silk from Silk Worms, Wool from Sheep etc. Biodiesel Petroleum products
  • 19. Industries dependant upon the productive use value of Biodiversity  Paper and Pulp  Play wood  Rubber  Textile  Leather
  • 20. Social Value  Social Value Values associated with social life, customs, religion and psycho-spiritual aspects of the people  → Plants like Tulsi, Peepal, Mango, Lotus etc. are considered holy and their leaves, fruits and flowers are used in worship.
  • 21. Ethical Value  Ethical issues like “ all life must be preserved”.  Based on the concept of “ Live and Let Live”.
  • 22. Option Values  Values include the potential of Biodiversity that are presently unknown and need to be explored.  Option value is the value of knowing that there are biological resources on this biosphere that may one day prove to be an effective option for something important in the future. Murdannia’ genus
  • 23. Aesthetic Value  “ Willingness to pay” concept → Eco-tourism Eco-tourism is estimated to generate about 12 million dollars of revenue annually.
  • 24. What is risk ?  Different categories of biodiversity value clearly indicate that ecosystem, species and genetic biodiversity all have enormous potential and a decline in biodiversity will lead to huge economic, ecological and socio-cultural losses.
  • 25. India as megabiodiversity nation  Two hot spots in India
  • 26. Endangered species  An endangered species is a population of organisms which is facing a high risk of becoming extinct because it is either few in numbers, or threatened by changing environmental or predation parameters Endemism is the ecological state of being unique to a defined geographic location, such as an island, nation or other defined zone, or habitat type; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also found elsewhere.
  • 27.
  • 29.
  • 32.
  • 33. BIOGEOGRAPHICAL CLASSIFICATION OF INDIA  Climate and Topography  Variety of Flora and Fauna  Rich heritage of Biological Diversity  10 th position among plant rich nations of the world
  • 34. Different groups in India. Group (%) IN INDIA Mammals 7.6 Birds 12.6 Reptiles 6.2 Amphibians 4.4 Fishes 11.17 Flowering Plants 10.11