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IELTS Listening Practice Test 31 - Fiddy's Farm, Biodiversity

IELTS Listening Practice Test 31


Section 4


Questions 31-40
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 31
• at first only identified on land

Boris Worm, 2005
• identified hotspots for large ocean predators, e.g. sharks
• found that ocean hotspots:
– were not always rich in 32
– had higher temperatures at the 33
– had sufficient 34 in the water

Lisa Ballance, 2007
• looked for hotspots for marine 35
• found these were all located where ocean currents meet

Census of Marine Life
• found new ocean species living:
– under the 36
– near volcanoes on the ocean floor

Global Marine Species Assessment
• want to list endangered ocean species, considering:
– population size
– geographical distribution
– rate 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 reserves
• establish 39 corridors (e.g. for turtles)
• reduce fishing quotas
• catch fish only for the purpose of 40

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