Ex-Situ Conservation - Captive Breeding & Zoos Flashcards

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Define in-situ conservation.

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On-site conservation.

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Define ex-situ conservation.

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Off-site conservation e.g. zoos.

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What are the advantages of in-situ conservation?

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  • Protects focus animal as well as associated species and habitat
  • Continue process of evolutionary adaption to changing environment.
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Why is in-situ conservation not always feasible?

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  • Deteriorating habitat quality
  • Competition from invasive species
  • Small population sizes > loss of genetic variation and inbreeding depression.
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