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    Conservation biology considers all aspects of biodiversity with the general goal of conserving natural resources for current and future generations. It supports ethical principles like avoiding human-caused extinctions and maintaining biodiversity. Biodiversity has direct value through things like medicine and agriculture, and indirect value by supporting ecosystem functions. Major threats include habitat loss, fragmentation, invasive species, overexploitation, and poaching. Conservation techniques include preserving habitat and landscapes, restoring habitat, and analyzing population viability.

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    Conservation biology considers all aspects of biodiversity with the general goal of conserving natural resources for current and future generations. It supports ethical principles like avoiding human-caused extinctions and maintaining biodiversity. Biodiversity has direct value through things like medicine and agriculture, and indirect value by supporting ecosystem functions. Major threats include habitat loss, fragmentation, invasive species, overexploitation, and poaching. Conservation techniques include preserving habitat and landscapes, restoring habitat, and analyzing population viability.

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    Conservation biology considers all aspects of biodiversity with the general goal of conserving natural resources for current and future generations. It supports ethical principles like avoiding human-caused extinctions and maintaining biodiversity. Biodiversity has direct value through things like medicine and agriculture, and indirect value by supporting ecosystem functions. Major threats include habitat loss, fragmentation, invasive species, overexploitation, and poaching. Conservation techniques include preserving habitat and landscapes, restoring habitat, and analyzing population viability.

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    Conservation Biodiversity

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    Conservation biology considers all aspects of biodiversity with the general goal of conserving natural resources for current and future generations. It supports ethical principles like avoiding human-caused extinctions and maintaining biodiversity. Biodiversity has direct value through things like medicine and agriculture, and indirect value by supporting ecosystem functions. Major threats include habitat loss, fragmentation, invasive species, overexploitation, and poaching. Conservation techniques include preserving habitat and landscapes, restoring habitat, and analyzing population viability.

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    Conservation Biology and Biodiversity

    Conservation Biology

    Considers all aspects of biodiversity


    General goal is conserving natural resources for this and future generations

    Primary goal is the management of biodiversity for sustainable use by humans

    Conservation Biology and Biodiversity

    Conservation Biology

    Conservation biology supports certain ethical principles


    Biodiversity is desirable for the biosphere
    Extinctions due to human actions are undesirable

    Ecosystem interactions supporting biodiversity are desirable


    Biodiversity brought about by evolutionary change has value in and of itself

    Value of Biodiversity Direct Value


    Medicinal Value

    Conservation Biology

    Agricultural Value
    - Crops - Biological Pest Controls - Pollinators

    Consumptive Use Value


    - Wood - Skins

    Value of Biodiversity

    Conservation Biology

    Indirect Value
    Biogeochemical Cycles Waste Disposal Provision of Fresh Water Prevention of Soil Erosion Regulation of Climate

    Ecotourism

    Causes of Extinction

    Conservation Biology

    Habitat Loss
    Occurs in all ecosystems Recent concern focused on tropical rain forests and coral reefs

    Habitat Fragmentation

    Alien Species

    Conservation Biology

    Nonnative species that move, or are moved, into a new ecosystem


    Often have competitive edge against native species Avenues of Human Introduction
    - Colonization - Horticulture and Agriculture - Accidental Transport

    Overexploitation

    Conservation Biology

    When the harvest is so great that the population becomes severely reduced in numbers

    The market forces driving the harvest:


    Exotic Pets

    Hunting / Poaching
    Over-Harvesting Fisheries

    Conservation Techniques Habitat Preservation


    Keystone Species
    Population Viability Analysis

    Conservation Biology

    - Determine how much habitat a species requires to maintain itself

    Conservation Techniques Landscape Preservation

    Conservation Biology

    Landscape protection for one species benefits other wildlife in the same space Edge Effect
    The edge around a patch of habitat has conditions different from the patch interior

    Edge does not count as effective habitat for species requiring the conditions of the interior

    Conservation Techniques

    Conservation Biology

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    Habitat Restoration - Three Principles


    Begin as soon as possible before remaining fragments are lost Once natural history is understood, use biological techniques to mimic natural processes Goal is sustainable usage

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