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Conservation Biology
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Environmental Studies
Undergraduate 3
09/19/2009

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Term
Preservation
Definition

Areas need to be set aside apart from human interaction

  • Yellowstone first national park - 1872
Term
Enviromentalism
Definition
Someone concerned about impact of people on enviromental quality
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Ecologist
Definition
the Profession
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Conservation(ist)
Definition
Someone who adcovates sensible and careful use of natural resources
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Intrensic
Definition
A species' value in it's own, not use
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Instrumental
Definition
Use to other species (value)
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Coarse filter
Definition
protect all ecosystems, protect all species
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Fine filter
Definition
Species specific conservation
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Genetic Diversity
Definition
Evolutionary potential
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Species Richness
Definition
Amount of species
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Evenness
Definition
Even distribution of species, 1 oak 1 maple 1 spruse
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Alpha diversity
Definition
Specific ecosystems
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Beta Diversity
Definition
Between Ecosystems
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Gamma Diversity
Definition
Regional scale, most important
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Flagship
Definition

 

carismic megafauna

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Potential value
Definition
species might have future value
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