Ocean Biodiversity — Test 1, Section 4
IELTS_ACADEMIC · Ielts Listening Section · Cambridge IELTS 11 Academic, Cambridge University Press
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Biodiversity hotspots • areas containing many different species • important for locating targets for ___ • at first only identified on land Boris Worm, 2005 • identified hotspots for large ocean predators, e.g. sharks • found that ocean hotspots: – were not always rich in ___ – had higher temperatures at the ___ – had sufficient ___ in the water Lisa Ballance, 2007 • looked for hotspots for marine ___ • found these were all located where ocean currents meet Census of Marine Life • found new ocean species living: – under the ___ – near volcanoes on the ocean floor Global Marine Species Assessment • want to list endangered ocean species, considering: – population size – geographical distribution – rate of ___ • Aim: to assess 20,000 species and make a distribution ___ for each one Recommendations to retain ocean biodiversity • increase the number of ocean reserves • establish ___ corridors (e.g. for turtles) • reduce fishing quotas • catch fish only for the purpose of ___
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Ocean Biodiversity
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A lecture on biodiversity hotspots in the world’s oceans.
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