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| The variety of species in a specific area |
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| The disappearance of a species when the last of its members dies |
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| When a species' numbers become so low that extinction is possible |
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-Habitat loss
-Habitat Fragmentation
-Edge Effect
-Habitat Degradation
-Exotic Species |
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| The separation of wilderness areas from other wilderness areas |
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| The different conditions along the boundaries of an ecosystem |
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| The damage to a habitat by pollution |
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| Organisms that not native to a particular area |
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| The study and implementation of methods to protect biodiversity |
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| Parts of the environment that are useful or necessary for living organisms |
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| Protected strips of land that allow the migration of organisms from one wilderness to another |
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| Strives to enable people to use natural resources in ways that will benefit them and maintain the ecosystem |
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| Release of organisms into an area where the species once lived |
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| An organism that is held by people |
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