Biodiversity Biodiversity is the variety of life on earth and the essential interdependence of all living things Scientists have identified more often than 1.4 million species. Millions remain unknown. Indicators Species Indicator species serve as early warning of damage to a community Birds and butterflies are migratory and are excellent indicators of the environment Amphibians are vanishing rapidly Global climate change Dehydration weakens amphibians Intro of non-native predatory fish into aquatic habitats Pollution Consume insects that have pollutants Keystone Species A keystone species holds a community together Lacey Act One of the earliest laws in the US to control the trade of wildlife (JUST US LAW) Endangered Species Act Protects endangered species
Biodiversity
Biodiversity Biodiversity is the variety of life on earth and the essential interdependence of all living things Scientists have identified more often than 1.4 million species. Millions remain unknown. Indicators Species Indicator species serve as early warning of damage to a community Birds and butterflies are migratory and are excellent indicators of the environment Amphibians are vanishing rapidly Global climate change Dehydration weakens amphibians Intro of non-native predatory fish into aquatic habitats Pollution Consume insects that have pollutants Keystone Species A keystone species holds a community together Lacey Act One of the earliest laws in the US to control the trade of wildlife (JUST US LAW) Endangered Species Act Protects endangered species
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