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Write a 1,050- to 1,400-word paper about the ecosystems you
have chosen and the species that make up these ecosystems. In
your paper, include the following items:
Describe your pair of ecosystems and the types of current or
proposed exploitation in one or both ecosystems. Explain the past,
present, and potential future consequences of overexploitation in
these ecosystems. Describe the potential costs and benefits of at
least two exploitation activities.
Explain current and potential management of your ecosystems.
How can modification, cultivation, or restoration alter these
ecosystems? Outline at least two potential management plans
beyond cessation of exploitation, and describe the costs and
benefits of each.
Prioritize conservation efforts in your pair of ecosystems based on
values and the principles of conservation biology by including the
following elements:
Prioritize species and ecosystems for protection based on the
values identified in the Acting Locally Paper – Part One.
Describe a regional or global threat to your ecosystems, such as
global climate change, and outline a plan to combat this threat.
Rank the priorities of continuing or ceasing exploitation activities,
of alternative management plans, and of the plan to combat the
regional or global threat to biodiversity.
Defend your prioritization based on specific values and on your
plan’s overall effect on biodiversity, ecological integrity, and
economic feasibility.