Chapter 16

Vocabulary

 

  1. species
  2. biological diversity/biodiversity
  3. species richness
  4. genetic diversity
  5. ecosystem diversity
  6. ecosystem services
  7. evolution
  8. extinction
  9. background extinction
  10. mass extinction
  11. endangered species
  12. range
  13. threatened
  14. endemic
  15. habitat fragmentation
  16. adaptive radiation
  17. biodiversity hotspots
  18. biotic pollution
  19. invasive species
  20. commercial harvest
  21. bellwether species/sentinel species
  22. conservation biology
  23. in-situ conservation
  24. ex-situ conservation
  25. restoration ecology
  26. artificial insemination
  27. embryo transfer
  28. seed banks
  29. Endangered Species Act (ESA)
  30. Convention of International Trade in Endangered Species
  31. World Conservation Strategy
  32. national conservation strategy
  33. wildlife management
  34. flyways
  35. commercial extinction
  36. bioaccumulate
  37. Biological Resources Discipline
  38. Brown Tree Snake
  39.  Asian Long horn beetle
  40. Gypsy Moth
  41. Crown of Thorns
  42. Caulerpa
  43. Whooping cranes
  44. Rosy periwinkle

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