History of conservation biology ppt

Conservation Biology has regularly published letters and editorials on the question of values, advocacy, and the role of science in shaping policy.
Conservation biologists have not achieved nal resolution on the matter.
Perhaps in the end it uncertainty, and individual conscience and re- sponsibility. “Responsibility is the key word, as .

Conservation biology has been referred to as a discipline with a deadline (Wilson 2000).
As “ ” the rapid loss and degradation of ecosystems accelerates across the globe, some scientists suggest a strategy of triage in effect, writing — off countries that are beyond help (Terborgh 1999).
But are there any truly lost causes in conservation? .

As the Modern Synthesis rearranged the building blocks of biology, and new insights emerged from population genetics, devel- opmental genetics (heritability studies), and island biogeography in the 1960s, the application of biology in conservation was bound to shift as well.