Differences between a native species-an endemic species

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You should answer only TWO (2) questions from the six alternatives given below, directly on the following blank section of this exam paper.

1. In a Pacific Island conservation context, what is PIRT and what are its three main current working groups?

2. What are some of the fundamental tasks that might be undertaken by a "conservation biologist" in a conservation related project on threatened species? In particular explain how a conservation biologist's role would be very different to the role of a community liaison officer.

3. Briefly compare the full name and purpose (focus) of the following three global conventions: CBD, COD and Ramsar.

4. Using examples, discuss the similarities and differences between a "native" species, an "endemic" species and an "exotic" species.

5. List and very briefly discuss any five (5) of the 18 different factors, given in BI304 lectures, that make a species vulnerable to extinction.

6. Using one (1) example of each, state what attributes a "common" species and a "rare" species is likely to have and how this relates directly to the characteristics of the abbreviations GR, HS and LPS?

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