TLE - Ex Situ

A Level Environmental Science revision
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CBR
Captive Breeding and Release
Ex-situ is required when...
In-situ is impossible or insufficient
CBR criteria
Is the population threatened?
CBR criteria
Is in-situ conservation being successful?
CBR criteria
Is there a genetically diverse captive population?
CBR criteria
Is keeping a captive population realistic?
CBR criteria
Is release likely to be successful?
Captive population difficulties
Enrichment
Captive population difficulties
Finances
Captive population difficulties
Food requirements
Captive population difficulties
Group dynamics
Captive population difficulties
Habitat size
Captive population difficulties
Interspecies relationships
Captive population difficulties
Stress
Importance of enrichment
Encourage species appropriate behaviour
Giraffe enrichment
Foraging
Difficult food requirements
Insectivorous bats
Difficult food requirements
Plankton-eating fish
Panda bamboo requirement
12-38kg
Importance of group dynamics
Reflect natural behaviours
Importance of habitat size
Animal size
Importance of habitat size
Instinct to roam
Orcas can travel...
100 miles /day
Tigers can occupy...
100km2
Difficult relationships (3)
Complicated, specific, symbiotic
The ____ ___ ________ overwinters in ___ ____
Alcon Blue Butterfly, ants nests
Since ____, most _______ _______ have died in their _____ or _______
1964, captive dolphins, teens, twenties
Threats to breeding
Breeding conditions
Threats to breeding
Breeding habitats
Threats to breeding
Hybridisation
Threats to breeding
Inbreeding
Threats to breeding
Species interactions
Importance of breeding conditions
Stimuli
Importance of breeding habitats
Courtship displays
Importance of breeding habitats
Social grouping
Importance of breeding habitats
Nesting
Method to help flamingos breed
Mirrors
Inbreeding can increase...
Harmful recessive genes
Inbreading can lead to...
Deformity
Inbreading can lead to...
Disability
There is no ______ ________ to weed out the ______ ________
Natural selection, weaker individuals
Methods of increasing breeding success
Artificial insemination
Methods of increasing breeding success
Cryopreservation
Methods of increasing breeding success
Embryo transfer
Methods of increasing breeding success
Micro-propagation
Methods of increasing breeding success
Somatic Cell Nuclear Transfer
Benefits of artificial insemination
Animals living far apart
Benefits of artificial insemination
Partners not accepting
Benefits of artificial insemination
Dangerous mating
Cryopreservation degradation
Dehydration
Cryopreservation degradation
Intracellular ice formation
Benefits of embryo transfer
Few breeding females
Benefits of embryo transfer
Long pregnancies
_______ _____ __________ carry for _____ __________
Common Eland Antelopes, Bongo Antelopes
Micro-propagation is a type of...
Tissue culture
____ is important for ______ ____ _____ as it can become ________ in the wild
SCNT Atlantic Black Poplar, hybridised
Types of release
Hard
Types of release
Soft
Types of post release support
Food provision
Types of post release support
Gradual release
______ ___ ______ often have parents born in ______ so they may not have ____ ______ _________
Captive born offspring, captivity, learnt natural behaviours
Habitat factors
Breeding sites
Habitat factors
Food and water supplies
Habitat factors
Legal protection
Habitat factors
Low predation
Habitat factors
Size
Post-release monitoring types
Auto-photography
Post-release monitoring types
Tagging
Post-release monitoring types
Tracking
Threats to released individuals
Recognising food
Threats to released individuals
Hunting
Threats to released individuals
Predation
Threats to released individuals
Social groups
Seed bank example +location
Millenium Seed Bank Sussex
Seed bank example +location
Global Seed Bank, Svalbard
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