Ocean Biodiversity

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TEST 249Cambridge IELTS 11 · Questions 31–40

Ocean Biodiversity

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Write ONE WORD ONLY for each answer.

Ocean Biodiversity

Biodiversity hotspots

areas containing many different speciesimportant for locating targets for 31at first only identified on land

Boris Worm, 2005

identified hotspots for large ocean predators, e.g. sharksfound the ocean hotspots:
were not always rich in 32had higher temperatures at the 33had sufficient 34 in the water

Lisa Ballance, 2007

looked for hotspots for marine 35found these were all located where ocean currents meet

Census of Marine Life

found new ocean species living:
under the 36near volcanoes on the ocean floor

Global Marine Species Assessment

want to list endangered ocean species, considering:
population sizegeographical distributionrate of 37
Aim: to assess 20,000 species and make a distribution 38 for each one

Recommendations to retain ocean biodiversity

increase the number of ocean reservesestablish 39 corridors (e.g. for turtles)reduce fishing quotascatch fish only for the purpose of 40