Conservation pt. 2 Flashcards
Ecosystem conservation programs
focus on protecting the habitat, which in turn protects all the species that live there
IMPORTANT FOR SPECIES WITH ANNUAL MIGRATIONS
Ecological restoration
the process of human intervention to initiate or accelerate the recovery of an ecosystem that has been degraded, damaged, or destroyed by human actions
The United Nations declared this (2021-2030) the …
decade of ecosystem restoration
Anticipatory restoration
create habitats that are likely to persist despite climate change are not best practices
Prescribed burn case study
prescribed fire serves as a disturbance that can reset the successional timeline and increase biodiversity
Restoration ____ a substitute for conservation.
IS NOT
Restoration is impossible if….
a species has gone extinct