Conservation Biology Chapter 7/12 MCQs

Flashcards covering key vocabulary and concepts from Conservation Biology lecture notes on topics such as population conservation, establishing new populations, protected areas, restoration ecology, and sustainable development.

Applied Population Biology

Understanding species ecology, dynamics, and characteristics for protection

Fieldwork in Conservation Biology

Essential for determining a species' conservation status and monitoring populations.

Molecular monitoring

Estimating the abundance of a species using DNA markers

Population viability analysis (PVA)

The probability of a species persisting in the future

Metapopulation

A population of populations interacting across different habitats

Conservation translocations

To establish and reinforce populations in suitable locations

Reintroduction vs. Reinforcement

Reintroduction places individuals in a new habitat, reinforcement adds individuals to an existing population

Introduction (Assisted Colonization)

Moving species outside their historical range

Vulnerability of captive-bred animals

They lack exposure to environmental conditions in the wild

Ethical concern related to de-extinction

The potential disruption of current ecosystems

Primary method by which protected areas are established

Government action

IUCN classification system category with the highest level of human impact

Protected area with sustainable use of natural resources (VI)

Global target for terrestrial and marine protected areas

30%

Primary goal of ecological restoration

To restore species and ecosystems that occupied a site in the past

Role of adaptive management in restoration projects

It allows restoration strategies to be adjusted based on ongoing monitoring

Primary goal of sustainable development

Ensuring biodiversity protection while meeting human needs

Conservation leasing

A system where landowners receive payments for actively managing their land for biodiversity protection

International agreement focuses on protecting wetlands and their biodiversity

Ramsar Convention on Wetlands (RCoW)

Key outcome of the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED) in 1992

The establishment of key international agreements on environmental management

Debt-for-nature swaps in conservation funding

NGOs buy the debt of a country in exchange for conservation efforts