| A | B |
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| biodiversity | its preservationis the goal/aim of conservation biology |
| biodiversity crisis | the rapid decrease of the diversity of living species on our planet |
| conservation biology | goal oriented science that seeks to counter the biodiversity crisis |
| endangered species | species that is in danger of extinction throughout all or a significat portion of its range |
| threatened species | species that are likely to become endangered in the foreseeble future |
| ozone layer | upper atmosphere that protects the Earth from harmful uv rays |
| biological magnification | concentration of chemicals increase as on moves up trophic levels |
| phenotypic plasticity | the ability to change phenotype in response to local environmental conditions |
| landscape ecology | application of ecological principles to studying structure/dynamics of groups of ecosystems |
| movement corridor | narrow strip of high quality habitat connecting otherwise isolated patches of habitat |
| biodiversity hot spots | relatively small areas with large numbers of endangered/threatened species |
| endemic species | local species found in one area that are not found anywhere else |
| zoned reserve | an extensive area of land that includes one or more areas undisturbed by man |
| sustainable development | goal of zoned preserves in allowing the longterm prosperity of human societies and the ecoststems supporting them sn |
| restoration ecology | using ecological principles to deveopl methods to return degraded areas to their natural state |
