HMB203H1 Lecture Notes - Western Cape, Cites, Rhizophora Mangle

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Conservation biology an applied scientific discipline devoted to preserving the diversity of life on earth. Modern conservation biology is supported by and integrated with other scientific disciplines. Humans study the full array of goods and services that humans derive from species and ecosystems it"s a normative discipline embraces certain values and applies scientific methods to the goal of achieving these values. Motivated by belief that preservation of biodiversity is good and that its loss is bad. Conservation biology is guided by 3 basic principles: Evolution is the process that unites all of biology. Early photosynthetic prokaryotes and eukaryotes generated oxygen, making earth"s atmosphere unsuitable for anaerobic organisms. Plants accelerated weathering of the rocks, gaining access to rock-bound nutrients. Endemic species species that are found nowhere else. Humans have been exterminating species for 1000s of years due to over-hunting. Humans depend on other species for food, fiber and medicine.

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