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In your opinion, which is the most effective way to conserve the plant diversity of an area :-
A
By creating biosphere reserve
B
By creating botanical garden
C
By developing seed bank
D
By tissue culture method
Detailed Solution
Conservation can be in situ (in the natural habitat) or ex situ (outside the natural habitat).
The most effective way to conserve the plant diversity of a whole area is in situ conservation, because it protects all the species together with their habitat, their interactions with other organisms and their natural evolution.
A biosphere reserve is a large protected area with a core zone (strictly protected), a buffer zone and a transition zone. It conserves the whole ecosystem along with the needs of local people.
Botanical gardens, seed banks and tissue culture are ex situ methods. They can save selected species, but not the whole diversity of an area or its ecological relationships.
So the most effective way is by creating a biosphere reserve.
The most effective way to conserve the plant diversity of a whole area is in situ conservation, because it protects all the species together with their habitat, their interactions with other organisms and their natural evolution.
A biosphere reserve is a large protected area with a core zone (strictly protected), a buffer zone and a transition zone. It conserves the whole ecosystem along with the needs of local people.
Botanical gardens, seed banks and tissue culture are ex situ methods. They can save selected species, but not the whole diversity of an area or its ecological relationships.
So the most effective way is by creating a biosphere reserve.