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33 Cards in this Set
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Biomass
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The total mad of organisms in a given area or volume
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Preservation
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The action of preserving something
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conservation
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The action of conserving something in particular
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Limited harvest
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limitations set on the gathering crop especially commercialized crops
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Banning
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To prohibit
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Sustainable
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Capable of being supported out upheld as by having weight Borne from below
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Genetic diversity
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The level of biodiversity refers to the total number of genetic characteristics in the genetic makeup of a species
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Biodiversity
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The existence of a wide variety of plant and animal species in their natural environments
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Family
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Any of taxonomic groups into which an order is divided and which contains one or more genra
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Genus
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The usual major subdivision of a family our subfamily in the classification of organisms usually consisting of more than one species
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Species
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a group of living organisms consisting of similar individuals capable of exchanging genes of interbreeding
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Ecotourism
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tourism directed toward exotic, often threatened, natural environments,ESP.to support conservation efforts and observe wildlife
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Geologic era
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A major division of geological time
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Quaternary period
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Three periods of the cenozoic era in the geologic time scale of the ICS
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Mass extirpation
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To pull up the roots
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Habitat fragment
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The partitioning of larger habitats into smaller more isolated parcels
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Cites
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International trade in endangered species of wild fauna and flora, also known as the Washington convention
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Convention on Biological diversity
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The variability among living organisms from all sources including,inter alia, terrestrial, marine and other aquatic ecosystems and the ecological complexes of which they are part
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Treaties that protect biodiversity
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The main international agreement to protect biodiversity is the convention on biological diversity, which was opened for signature at the untied nations conference on environment and development in 1992 and currently had 188 members
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Species survival plan
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Is a cooperative animal management program between ASS accredited zoos
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Biodiversity hotspots
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is a biogeographic region that is both a significant reservoir of biodiversity and is threatened with destruction
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Captive breeding
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Is the process of breeding animals in human controlled environments with restricted settings
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Cloning
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Propagate (an organism our cell) as a done
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Mapping biodiversity hotspots
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Is a biogeographic region with reservoir of biodiversity that is under threat from humans
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Dept for nature swap
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A transaction in which a foreign exchange debt peed by a developing country it's transferred to another organization on the condition that the country use lol currency for a designed purpose, usually environment protection
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Taxonomist
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A biologist that groups organisms into categories
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Species richness
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Is the number of different species represented in an ecological community, landscape or region
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Treaty
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A formally concluded and ratified
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Ecosystem diversity
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Refers to the diversity of a place at the level of ecosystems
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Extripated species
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Is the condition of species or other taxon which ceases to exist in the study, though it still exists else where
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Endangered species act
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An act to provide for the conversation endangered and threatened species of fish wildlife and other plants and for other purposes
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wildlife corridor
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is a link of wildlife habitat generally native vegetation which joins two or more larger areas of similar wildlife habitat
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Endemic
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A disease or condition regularly found among particular people or in certain area
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