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15 Cards in this Set
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Extinction |
extinction is the end of an organism or of a group of organisms (taxon), normally a species |
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Sixth Mass Extinction |
a name proposed to describe the extinction event ofspecies during the present Holocene epoch (since around 10,000 BCE) mainly due to human activity |
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Inbreeding Depression
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Inbreeding depression is the reduced biological fitness in a given population as a result of inbreeding - ie., breeding of related individuals |
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Endangerd Species |
a species which has been categorized by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List as likely to become extinct |
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Habitat Loss |
the process in which natural habitat is rendered functionally unable to support the species present |
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Alien Species |
a plant or animal that is not native to a specific location (an introduced species); and has a tendency to spread, which is believed to cause damage to the environment, human economy and/or human health |
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Overharvesting |
refers to harvesting a renewable resource to the point of diminishing returns |
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CITES |
an international treaty drawn up in 1973 to protect wildlife against over-exploitation, and to prevent international trade from threatening species |
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IUCN Red List |
the world's most comprehensive inventory of the global conservation status of biological species |
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Endangered Species Act |
designed to protect critically imperiled species from extinction as a "consequence of economic growth and development untempered by adequate concern and conservation" |
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Marine Mammal Protection Act |
was the first act of the United States Congress to call specifically for an ecosystem approach to natural resource management and conservation |
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Convention on Biological Diversity |
is a multilateral treaty. The Convention has three main goals: 1. conservation of biological diversity (or biodiversity);2. sustainable use of its components; and 3. fair and equitable sharing of benefits arising from genetic resources |
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Lacey Act |
a conservation law in the United States that prohibits trade in wildlife, fish, and plants that have been illegally taken, possessed, transported or sold |
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Biosphere Reserve |
established in 1971 to promote interdisciplinary approaches to management, research and education in ecosystem conservation and sustainable use of natural resources |
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Habitat Corridor |
wildlife corridor or green corridor is an area of habitat connecting wildlife populations separated by human activities or structures (such as roads, development, or logging)
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