conservation biology

1. The scientific study of the conservation of biological diversity and the effects of humans on the environment.

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In zoos, however, the animals can be 50 to 100 pounds heavier thanks to the consistent supply of food, according to the Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute.

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Alexandra Syphard, senior research scientist at the Conservation Biology Institute and a leading Southern California fire ecologist, noted that the fuel break the Santa Monica Mountains team is creating near Topanga seems to cut right through healthy chaparral.

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One of the premises of conservation biology is that all species have value.

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California chaparral and coastal sage scrub tend to be less flammable than the non-native grasses that replace them after they’re cleared away, said Alexandra Syphard, a research scientist and fire ecology expert at the Conservation Biology Institute.

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Alexandra Syphard, senior research scientist at the Conservation Biology Institute in Oregon, said studies have shown, for instance, that California oaks are more capable of absorbing embers without igniting than staples such as eucalyptus and palm.

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