Conservation biology

species of organisms facing a very high risk of extinction

indication of the chance of a species' extinction, regardless of authority used

set of all genes in a population

taxonomic group which contains only one immediately subordinate taxon (according to the referenced point of view)

study of threats to biological diversity

thumb|Caddisfly (order Trichoptera), a [[macroinvertebrate used as an indicator of water quality.]] A bioindicator is any species (an indicator species) or group of species whose function, population, or status can reveal the qualitative status of the environment. The most common indicator species are animals. For example, copepods and other small water crustaceans that are present in many water bodies can be monitored for changes (biochemical, physiological, or behavioural) that may indicate a problem within their ecosystem. Bioindicators can tell us about the cumulative effects of different

species that has a disproportionately large effect on its environment relative to its abundance

discontinuities in an organism's environment causing population fragmentation and ecosystem decay

protected pathway for animals connecting wild territories

deliberate release of a species into the wild from captivity

taxon that disappears for one or more periods from the fossil record, only to appear again later;likewise in conservation biology and ecology, it can refer to species or populations that were thought to be extinct, and are rediscovered

photographic device with any type of trigger causing a photo to be taken when activity is present

geographical area where a group of organisms develop particular properties

thumb|right|The Pyrenean ibex, also known as the bouquetin (French) and bucardo (Spanish), is the only animal to have survived de-extinction past birth through cloning. De-extinction (also known as resurrection biology, or species revivalism) is the process of human intervention to generate an organism that either resembles or is an extinct organism. There are several ways to carry out the process of de-extinction. Cloning is the most widely proposed method, although genome editing and selective breeding have also been considered. Similar techniques have been applied to certain endangered spec

capacity of an ecosystem to respond to a perturbation or disturbance by resisting damage and recovering quickly

thumb|right|English Longhorn|Longhorn cattle at [[Knepp Wildland in 2019]] Rewilding is a form of ecological restoration aimed at increasing biodiversity and restoring natural processes. It differs from other forms of ecological restoration in that rewilding aspires to reduce human influence on ecosystems. It is also distinct from other forms of restoration in that, while it places emphasis on recovering geographically specific sets of ecological interactions and functions that would have maintained ecosystems prior to human influence, rewilding is open to novel or emerging ecosystems which en

scientific study of renewing and restoring ecosystems

concept in conservation biology

preservation of plants or animals outside their natural habitats

controversial term for uncontrolled dispersal of contaminated altered genes from genetically engineered organisms to natural organisms

species selected for making conservation-related decisions, typically because protecting these species indirectly protects the many other species that make up the ecological community of its habitat

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group of organisms that are very uncommon, scarce, or infrequently encountered

process where the limited gene pool of an endangered species diminishes even more when reproductive individuals die off before reproducing with others in their endangered low population

thumb|Germplasm bank of the Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria. Germplasm refers to genetic resources such as seeds, tissues, and DNA sequences that are maintained for the purpose of animal and plant breeding, conservation efforts, agriculture, and other research uses. These resources may take the form of seed collections stored in seed banks, trees growing in nurseries, animal breeding lines maintained in animal breeding programs or gene banks. Germplasm collections can range from collections of wild species to elite, domesticated breeding lines that have undergone extensive human

genetically modified gray wolves

conservation process in India

phenomenon in which species sometimes prefer low-quality habitats

metric for the quality of an ecosystem

Land use and runoff management technique

subfield of population genetics that aims to understand the dynamics of genes in populations principally to avoid extinction

raising plants or animals in zoos or other controlled conditions

ratio of regional to local species diversity in ecology

former IUCN Red List category

Ecological concept

metaphor used to describe the condition of an ecosystem

killing and sometimes eating of potential competitors

large animal species with symbolic value or widespread popular appeal, used by environmental activists to achieve environmentalist goals

population or group of populations considered for conservation purposes

management of habitat

thumb|Feeding an Iberian lynx cub with a bottle.

measure used in conservation biology

Is a nonprofit wildlife conservation organization bringing biotechnology to conservation

thumb|Puppet feeding of a captive California condor chick. thumb|A person in a costume feeding juvenile whooping cranes.

storage of physical DNA samples

A numerical value of a variable characterizing a population or metapopulation, below which it is believed that population or metapopulation cannot survive

ecosystem regeneration

Previously inhabited areas reclaimed by vegetation and wildlife

bird breeding method

cases in which an evolved, and presumably adaptive, trait has suddenly become maladaptive

technique to restore migratory routes of endangered birds

Genetic material of trees and shrubs

series of secondary extinctions

environmental organization