Ecosystem conservation

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• Strategy in conservation biology where species are prioritized on rarity and value ecologically, cultural or geentically Noah's Ark approach
• An ecosystem is an environment with species that belongs to different functional groups
• Ecosystem services are products that ecosystems give humans for our benefit
• High ecosystem service correlates with biodiversity
• Stressors can affect diversity, composition and ecosystem functions
• Diversity and composition can affect ecosystem functions
• Diversity and composition can be affected by stressors
• Both the individual and landscape level will have an impact on the population level
• Protected nature today is legally protecting biodiversity, nature and culture
• Ecological restoration could be needed if nature is heavily destrcuted, done by re-establishing natural processes and eliminating drivers of destruction
• Approach in conservation biology which focuses on: keystone, umbrella, flagship and indicator species The Species approach
• Approach in conservation biology which focuses on biological communities, representative areas The Ecosystem approach
• Approach in conservation biology which focuses on: "originality" an "uniqueness" The Wilderness approach
• Approach in conservation biology which focuses on: "biodiversity" The hotspot approach
• What are the 4 R's? Representation, resilience, redundancy, reality

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