Concept explainers
To define:
The terms core reserve and wildlife corridor and their relationship.
Introduction:
The core area is a protected area from human use; it acts as a reference point on the natural state of the ecosystem represented by biosphere reserve. It gives an idea about the sustainability activities or the maintenance of environmental quality in the surrounding areas.
A wildlife corridor is a land linking core area which allows animals to move relatively freely and safely between habitats.
Wildlife corridors and core area are connected because a wildlife corridor allows plants and animal species to migrate from one place to another and core area or reserve is the isolated areas where they can live.
Want to see the full answer?
Check out a sample textbook solutionChapter 31 Solutions
Biology: Life on Earth with Physiology (11th Edition)
- What do you mean by an Eco Industrial Park? Enumerate various characteristics and design perspectives of an EIP.arrow_forwardExplain briefly how the fire - grazer - browser interactions affect the trees-grass mixture in savanna ecosystems.arrow_forwardExplain the importance of keystone species to biodiversityarrow_forward
- Which of the following should not be considered when designing nature reserves?a. edge effects that may require an increase in sizeb. corridors to facilitate wildlife movement among habitat patchesc. primarily the needs of a single, important speciesd. inclusion of multiple ecosystem typesarrow_forwardHow do reserves and corridors help to conserve biodiversity?arrow_forwardDefine ethic considerations and how it help in the conservation of biological resourcesarrow_forward
- Give examples of the four factors that contribute to vegetation distribution and further community distribution? (one of them is elevation)arrow_forwardDescribe the potential effects when a keystone species is removed from a community.arrow_forwardExplain in detail the difference between environmental protection, biodiversity conservation, and ecology/ical restoration. Give one specific example for each.arrow_forward
- How are biodiversity hotspots defined? What assumption is made by this metric, and what is the issue with using biodiversity hotspots alone for determining areas of conservation priority?arrow_forwardIn trying to protect and conserve natural resources, it is advisable to identify which resources are renewable and non-renewable. Which should have stricter conservation rules, renewable or nonrenewable resources? Why?arrow_forwardDescribe any ecotourism destination and determiner the destination characteristics that make it classify as ecotourism destinationarrow_forward
- Biology (MindTap Course List)BiologyISBN:9781337392938Author:Eldra Solomon, Charles Martin, Diana W. Martin, Linda R. BergPublisher:Cengage LearningConcepts of BiologyBiologyISBN:9781938168116Author:Samantha Fowler, Rebecca Roush, James WisePublisher:OpenStax College