Complete the notes below.

Write ONE WORD ONLY for each answer.

Ocean Biodiversity

Biodiversity hotspots

• areas containing many different species

• important for locating targets for [1]

• at first only identified on land

Boris Worm, 2005

• identified hotspots for large ocean predators, e.g. sharks

• found the ocean hotspots:

– were not always rich in [2]

– had higher temperatures at the [3]

– had sufficient [4] in the water

Lisa Ballance, 2007

• looked for hotspots for marine [5]

• found these were all located where ocean currents meet

Census of Marine Life

• found new ocean species living:

– under the [6]

– near volcanoes on the ocean floor

Global Marine Species Assessment

• want to list endangered ocean species, considering:

– population size

– geographical distribution

– rate of [7]

• Aim: to assess 20,000 species and make a distribution [8] for each one

Recommendations to retain ocean biodiversity

• increase the number of ocean reserves

• establish [9] corridors (e.g. for turtles)

• reduce fishing quotas

• catch fish only for the purpose of [10]