Conservation Flashcards
What effects are humans having on the Earth?
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What is the Millenium ecosystem assessment and how do we use biodiversity?
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How do we define, measure, and assess biodiversity?
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Where should conservation efforts be focussed?
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What is DNA barcoding?
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How do we decide which areas to conserve?
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What is conservation bias?
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Who is most threatened by extinction?
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What are refugee species and how do they come about?
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What are the problems of small populations?
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How do we measure genetic diversity?
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How do we measure inbreeding?
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What is outbreeding depression?
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What is the minimum viable population?
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What is captive breeding, adv/diadv, and has it been successful? Include an example
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What are edge effects?
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What are the effects of fragmentation?
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What models of migration are there and what are their assumptions?
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What is isolation by distance?
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How can population structure and migration be estimated?
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How can we display population genetics data?
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How does population history affect current population genetics?
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How can we manage fragmented populations?
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What are the potentially negative effects of corridors?
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How much gene flow is enough?
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Do habitat corridors work?
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How can we monitor populations?
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How do we predict future population growth?
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How can we prevent poaching?
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Is it ever okay to trophy hunt?
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How can forests be managed to reduce conflict?
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How can microsatellite and mitochondrial data be used to investigate refugia?
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What role do zoos play in conservation?
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What biomarkers can we use for conservation?
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How can animals respond to climate change?
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How can ecological niche modelling be used to predict species extinctions?
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