1. Describe how you anticipate our contemporary societal lifestyle might change if anthropological impacts ever reached the projected world’s species extinction rate of 25% during this century. How might this sixth mass extinction affect the lives of future generations? What are some steps you could take to help prevent this from happening?
Your response must be at least 200 words in length. No references or citations are necessary.
2. Using the HIPPCO acronym, list and describe the six major direct causes of species extinction leading to subsequent threats to ecosystem services.
Your response must be at least 75 words in length. No references or citations are necessary.
3. Describe the four main conservation approaches, learned by studying how natural ecosystems recover, that are currently being used to enhance ecological succession processes. Give at least one example for each approach, and discuss how they relate to the ecosystems of wild animal species, forest and terrestrial species, and aquatic or marine species in your response.
Your response must be at least 200 words in length. No references or citations are necessary.