Island Biogeography BIOL

Conservation biology

Focuses on the study and preservation of biodiversity.

Biodiversity

The total variety of life on earth. Including genes, species, ecosystems, and the ecological processes which they are apart of.

Extinction

The disappearance of a species from part or all of its range.

Immigration

The entry of a species to a new location, where it then becomes established and takes permanent residence.

Immigration rate

The number of new species that take up residence at a new location over some time period.

Establishing conservation area

Goal is to increase or maintain biodiversity. Consider the species present, habitat needs, and landscape connectivity.

Islands Biogeography Theory

There is a relationship between the # of species on a oceanic island, the size of the island, and the distance between islands.

Protected habitats

National parks and forests, state parks, game lands, and reserves.