Conservation pt. 2 Flashcards

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Ecosystem conservation programs

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focus on protecting the habitat, which in turn protects all the species that live there

IMPORTANT FOR SPECIES WITH ANNUAL MIGRATIONS

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Ecological restoration

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the process of human intervention to initiate or accelerate the recovery of an ecosystem that has been degraded, damaged, or destroyed by human actions

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The United Nations declared this (2021-2030) the …

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decade of ecosystem restoration

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Anticipatory restoration

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create habitats that are likely to persist despite climate change are not best practices

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Prescribed burn case study

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prescribed fire serves as a disturbance that can reset the successional timeline and increase biodiversity

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6
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Restoration ____ a substitute for conservation.

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IS NOT

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7
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Restoration is impossible if….

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a species has gone extinct

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