Conservation biology

Conservation biology is the study of the conservation of nature and of Earth's biodiversity with the aim of protecting species, their habitats, and ecosystems from excessive rates of extinction and the erosion of biotic interactions.^[1]^[2]^[3] It is an interdisciplinary subject drawing on natural and social sciences, and the practice of natural resource management.^[4]^[5]^[6]^[7]^: 478

The conservation ethic is based on the findings of conservation biology.

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