Conservation Flashcards

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what is the main goal of conservation

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to maintain diversity at a genetic, species, and ecosystem levels whilst using natural resources sustainably

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what are the different strategies for conservation

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  • genetic strategies
  • environmental strategies
  • management stratigies
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what are genetic strategies

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  • focus on research to either prevent the extinction species or to re-establish a population in an area
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what are seed banks

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seed banks are facilities that collect and store seeds from countries or their own countries.

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what are breeding programs

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are used to successfully maintain populations and reintroduce species into the wild

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describe environmental strategies

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involved direct intervention in an ecosystem in order to maximize the stability by changing factors of the ecosystem

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what are 2 environmental strategies

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  1. revegetation

2. population control

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describe population control

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culling is a process that help stabilize ecosystems by reducing the population of spieces that are affecting the carrying capacity of their ecosystems

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what is revegetation

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revegetation is the process of reestablishing soils and plaint in an area

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what are management strategies

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management strategies include protecting areas and restricting access to preserve the environment

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