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Wildebeest crossing the vast plains of the Serengeti

Biodiversity and

Conservation Biology

Upon completing this chapter, you will be able to:

Characterize the scope of biodiversity on Earth Assess the science and practice of conservation biology
Understand today’s extinction crisis in geologic context Analyze efforts to conserve threatened and endangered
species
Evaluate the primary causes of biodiversity loss
Compare and contrast conservation efforts above the
Specify the benefits that biodiversity brings us species level

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