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16 Cards in this Set
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Biodiversity |
The variety of species in a specific area |
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Extinction |
The disappearance of a species when the last of its members dies |
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Endangered species |
When it's numbers become so low that extinction is possible |
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Threatened species |
When the population of a species is likely to become endangered |
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Habitat degradation |
The damage to a habitat by pollution |
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Habitat fragmentation |
The separation of wilderness areas from other wilderness areas |
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Edge effect |
The different conditions along the boundaries of an ecosystem |
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Acid precipitation |
Rain, snow, sleet and fog with low plt values |
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Ozone layer |
Absorbs some of the ultraviolet waves striking the atmosphere reducing the ultraviolet radiation reaching earths surface |
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Exotic species |
Such as the goat and the lamprey, are not native to a particular area |
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Conservation biology |
The study and implementation of methods to protect biodiversity |
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National resources |
Those parts of the environment that are useful or necessary for living organisms |
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Habitat corridors |
Protected strips of land that allow the migration of organisms from one wilderness area to another |
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Sustainable use |
Strives to enable people to use natural resource in ways that will benefit them and maintain the ecosystem |
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Reintroduction programs |
Such as this one, release organisms into an area where the species once lived |
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Captivity |
An organism that is held by people |
