Biodiversity hotspots are one conservation strategy used to direct funds to areas in the globe that have the highest biodiversity and are most threatened. To qualify as a biodiversity hotspot an area must have more than 1,500 endemic plant species (0.5% of the world's total of 300,000) AND have experienced a 70% loss of habitat. 1) Each person will select a biodiversity hotspot (sign list in class) and use the Conservation Internationl Biodiversity Hotspots website as a key starting resource to find the following information to bring into class to  write on the board and share orally.  USE THE WEBSITES POSTED UNDER ASSIGNMENTS/CH 1&2/HOTSPOTS to get started : a)  Overview : Vital Signs Table: Total Endemic Plants, Human Population Density ( can copy and paste the table, but you must use an in-text citation ) b)  Species : Diversity and Endemism Table: Total Endemic Species for Plants, Mammals, Birds, Reptile, Amphibian and Fish ( copy and paste the table, but you must use an in-text citation) c)  Threats : List top three threats with  evidence  of why and how they impact the hotspot d) Projects : What will take you the most time to find and evaluate is specific information about conservation actions in the hotspot region. You will want to include  who  (government, nonprofit, international agency) is  doing  what  (fence, antipoaching squad, protected area, farming project) at what  cost  (dollars) with  what measure of success  (#species saved over time, increase population size over time, area protected increased, % invasives reduced) and then  analyze if this is what is needed based  on the human impact and biodiversity loss data you have collected. 2)  Your research results  with  in-text citations  AND your list of at least  10 scientific references  using  APA.  You must physically have in your property and have read every source you cite.   REMEMBER YOU ARE SUMMARIZING KEY FACTS IN YOUR OWN WORDS . .

1. Biodiversity hotspots are one conservation strategy used to
direct funds to areas in the globe that have the highest
biodiversity and are most threatened. To qualify as a
biodiversity hotspot an area must have more than 1,500 endemic
plant species (0.5% of the world's total of 300,000) AND have
experienced a 70% loss of habitat.
1) Each person will select a biodiversity hotspot (sign list in
class) and use the Conservation Internationl Biodiversity
Hotspots website as a key starting resource to find the following
information to bring into class to
write on the board and share orally. USE THE WEBSITES
POSTED UNDER ASSIGNMENTS/CH 1&2/HOTSPOTS to get
started
:
a)
Overview
: Vital Signs Table: Total Endemic Plants, Human Population
Density (
can copy and paste the table, but you must use an in-text
citation
)
b)
Species
: Diversity and Endemism Table: Total Endemic Species for
Plants, Mammals, Birds, Reptile, Amphibian and Fish (
copy and paste the table, but you must use an in-text citation)
c)
Threats
: List top three threats with
evidence
of why and how they impact the hotspot
d)
Projects
: What will take you the most time to find and evaluate is

2. specific information about conservation actions in the hotspot
region. You will want to include
who
(government, nonprofit, international agency) is
doing
what
(fence, antipoaching squad, protected area, farming project) at
what
cost
(dollars) with
what measure of success
(#species saved over time, increase population size over time,
area protected increased, % invasives reduced) and then
analyze if this is what is needed based
on the human impact and biodiversity loss data you have
collected.
2) Your research results with
in-text citations
AND your list of at least
10 scientific references
using APA. You must physically have in your property and
have read every source you cite.
REMEMBER YOU ARE SUMMARIZING KEY FACTS IN
YOUR OWN WORDS
.