Biodiversity

• How can biodiversity and endangered species be protected?

  Captive Breeding Programmes

  National Parks

  Seed/Sperm Banks
• What can quadrats be used for?

  Counting numbers of each species present in the quadrat and estimating the % coverage of each species
• What is the equation used to measure the animal population in a sample area?

  N=MxC/R
• What does each letter mean in N=MxC/R

  N - Total Population

  M - Initial number of animals captured

  C - Number of animals captured the second time

  R - Number of marked animals recaptured
• What are the marking rules in the capture/recapture programme?

  Marking method doesn't risk the animal's survival

  Marking method doesn't hurt the animal

  Marking method doesn't affect the probability of recapture