Maintaining genetic diversity
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What is in situ?
Within a natural habitat
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What is ex situ?
Removed from a natural habitat
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What do wildlife reserves do? (in situ)
Control grazing, poaching and human access, reintroduction of species, halt succession (change in organism community over time, and culling (removing individuals for a specific purpose)
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What do marine conservation zones do? (in situ)
Restrict access, control fishing, remove some species
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What do botanic gardens do? (ex situ)
Contain rare plants
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What do zoos do? (ex situ)
Employ captive breeding programmes
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What do seed banks do? (ex situ)
Seeds from wide variety of plants are stored cold
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