Studied by 0 peopleConservation
the preservation and careful management of the environment and of natural resources
Ecosystem
A community of organisms (biotic) and non-living (abiotic) components of an area and their interactions
Ecotourism
Tourism that is driven towards natural environments to benefit local conservation schemes
Habitat
The place where plants, animals and all other living organisms live. A habitat includes all biotic and abiotic factors.
Capture-recapture
A method of estimating the size of a population, by capturing some, tagging, and recapturing. The number of marked and unmarked species in the second species is then compared.
Pooter
A piece of equipment used for sampling a known area to determine the abundance and distribution of of organisms.
Pollution
Contamination or destruction of the natural environment due to human intervention
Quadrat
A square grid used for sampling a known area to determine the abundance and distribution of organisms.
Random sampling
A sampling technique used to avoid bias in which the sample area is chosen at random
Species
A group of organisms that can be interned and produce fertile offspring
Sustainability
The ability to keep in existence or maintain for future generations
Transect
A line along which samples are taken. It is used to determine the abundance and distribution of organisms.
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