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Ecosystems and their Management Mindmap (Importance of Ecosystem…
Ecosystems and their Management Mindmap
Biophysical Interactions
What Sustains Life on Earth
Recycling of nutrients
Gravity
High Quality On-way Energy
Diverse Ecosystems
Aquatic Ecosystems
Freshwater Environments
Marine Environments
Terrestrial Ecosystems (Biomes)
Tropical Savanna Grassland
Hot Desert
Tropical Rainforest
Deciduous Forest
Temperate Grassland
Coniferous Forest
Tundra
Vulnerability & Resilience of Ecosystems
Impacts due to Natural Stress (Very Resilient)
Gradual Change in Response to Natural Stress
Catastrophic Change due to natural stress
E.g. Mt St Helens Eruption & Aus. Bushfires
Impacts due to Human Induced Change
E.g. Vultures
Defining Vulnerability & Resilience
How vulnerable is an ecosystem
Causes of ecosystem vulnerability
Location
Linkages
Exent
Biodiversity
Importance of Ecosystem Management
Intrinsic Values
Heritage Values
KNP Biosphere Reserve
Utility Values
E.g. Forest Drugs
Need for Unimpeded Natural Change
Maintenance of Genetic Diversity
E.g. Svalbard Global Seed Vault
Evaluation of Traditional & Contemporary Management Strategies
Approaches to Management
Preservation
Conservation
Utilisation
Exploitation
Worldviews
Stewardship
Earth-Centred
Human-Centred
Evaluation of Management Strategies
Criteria
Ecologically Sustainable
Protection of Biodiversity
Intergeneration Equity
Precautionary Principle
Evaluation of Management of KNP Based on Critera
Why Appropriate Management is needed