Exam 11: Sustaining Aquatic Biodiversity

Protecting ____ and restoring them in areas where they have been destroyed are important ways to reduce the impacts of rising sea levels and storm surges, because these can slow storm-driven waves.

The greatest marine biodiversity is located ____.

The ____________________ system includes coastal communities and the government working together to manage fisheries.

Consumers have a role to play in sustaining aquatic biodiversity by demanding ____________________.

Creating and restoring wetlands has become a profitable business.

Salmon populations in the Columbia River have increased by 35% since the dam system was put in place.

Some coastal fishing communities have developed allotment and enforcement systems for controlling fish catches in which each fisher gets a share of the total allowable catch. These systems help sustain fisheries and jobs and are called ____.

The excessive turbidity, or cloudiness, of Lake Wingra in Madison, Wisconsin, was caused by the introduction of which of the following?

As large species of fish are overfished, the fishing industry is shifting to smaller marine species and about 90% of this catch is converted to fishmeal and fish oil, most of which is ____.

Respond to E. O. Wilson's proposed priorities for protecting the world's remaining ecosystems and species. Do they seem appropriate and possible? Should they be put in place? Who should be in charge of seeing they come to pass?