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Conservation Biology

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By: Jeffrey Driscoll
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Introduction
What is conservation biology,
What are the goals of conservatio...,
Define environmentalism
29  cards
Global Biodiversity Patterns
What is the species accumulation ...,
What is an alternative to the spe...,
What are living fossils
22  cards
Extinction - Why do small population have an increased risk?
Population dynamics are influence...,
What are examples of stochastic p...,
What is environmental uncertainty
26  cards
Extinction - What makes a species vulnerable to extinction?
Define extinction,
Define extinction in wild,
Define extirpation
36  cards
Extinction - Mass Extinction Events
How many known major mass extinct...,
What are the indirect and direct ...,
Which two mass extinctions are be...
15  cards
Habitat Loss
What are the seven major threats ...,
Habitat loss comprises of what,
Define sustainable
52  cards
Invasive Species
What is an invasive species,
Why do most introduced exotic spe...,
What is ecological release
31  cards
Overexploitation
What is overexploitation,
What is maximum sustainable yield...,
How commercial harvesting influen...
53  cards
Conserving Species at Risk
What are the four methods for man...,
Methods for managing threatened s...,
Methods for managing threatened s...
57  cards
Protected Areas
What are there three main conserv...,
What is a protected area,
Very broadly describe the iucn pr...
59  cards
Conservation outside of Protected Areas
Why are pas insufficient to safeg...,
T f areas that are amazed for hum...,
What is the aichi target 11
40  cards
Restoration Ecology
What is ecological resilience,
What issues can influence the abi...,
What is ecological restoration
49  cards
Sustainable development
What is sustainable development,
What is economic development,
What is economic growth
60  cards

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