GEO 446LEC Lecture Notes - Lecture 14: Habitat Fragmentation, Conservation Biology, Metapopulation
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Review comments in word doc uploaded to ublearns. Application of science to conservation problems, addressing the biology of species, communities, and ecosystems that are perturbed, either directly or indirectly, by human activities or other agents. Its goal is to provide principles and tools for preserving biological diversity. A conservation biologist may have to make decisions or recommendations about design and management before he or she is completely comfortable with the theoretical and empirical bases of the analysis. Metapopulation range shift with respect to a protected area.