Conservation Biology

Flashcards covering key concepts in conservation biology, including definitions, significance, and threats to biodiversity.

Conservation Biology

A multidisciplinary science that seeks to address the loss of biodiversity and preserve life.

Biodiversity

The measure of the variety of organisms present in different ecosystems; the term was coined by Walter G. Rosen in 1985.

Genetic Diversity

Genetic variation within a population and between populations; differences in DNA among individuals.

Species Diversity

Variety of species in an ecosystem or throughout the biosphere; important for maintaining the structure of communities and food webs.

Ecosystem Diversity

Variety of ecosystems in the biosphere that provides life-sustaining services such as nutrient cycling and waste decomposition.

Consumptive values of Biodiversity

Resources that directly benefit humans, such as food, medicine, fuel, and industrial materials.

Non-Consumptive values of Biodiversity

Benefits that are not directly used, such as recreational, educational, and traditional values.

Anthropogenic causes of biodiversity loss

Human-induced factors affecting biodiversity, including pollution, hunting, agriculture, introduced species, overharvesting, and habitat destruction.

IUCN Red List

A comprehensive inventory of the global conservation status of biological species, categorizing them based on their extinction risk.

CITES Appendix II

Species that may become endangered; trade must be controlled to avoid utilization incompatible with their survival.

CITES Appendix I

Highly endangered species threatened with extinction.

CITES Appendix III

Species that are protected by at least one country.

Climate Change Prediction

Temperature is predicted to rise by 1.5 °C as early as 2030.