Facts to Tell Grandma
number of endemic plant species in Florida
385
when the Earth loses more than three-quarters of its species in a geologically short interval
mass extinction
pandas' current status by the IUCN
vulnerable
the only biome whose global area is projected to increase (not decrease) by 2050
temperate forest steppe and woodland
bird species that breeds in Michigan and overwinters in the Bahamas (from Module 1)
Kirtland's warbler
name of Pulliam's source-sink model
BIDE model
when good animals choose bad habitats
ecological trap
panda home range size
4-6 km2
Percentage of total described species that are invertebrates
80%
the value of a resource's expected future use
option value
main reason why Christian's turtle prices are going down
decrease in international demand (mainly from Hong Kong and China)
current number of wild pandas
2,600
greek letter for type of diversity that represents number of species per region
gamma
Three key components of habitat fragmentation include mean patch size, number of patches, and what other characteristic?
isolation
giant panda's closest relative
spectacled bear
Percent of world's corals that we have lost in the last 30 years
50%
Number of mammal species that have gone extinct since the year 1500
80
Percentage of food eaten that is actually digested by pandas
17%
a species can react to climate change along three axes that include 'self', 'space', and what other axis?
time (phenology)