Thumbnail image - Habitat destruction through deforestation, especially of tropical rainforests as seen in this satellite view of Amazon rainforests in Brazil, is a major cause of the current decline ...Thumbnail image - Habitat destruction through deforestation, especially of tropical rainforests as seen in this satellite view of Amazon rainforests in Brazil, is a major cause of the current decline in biodiversity. (credit: modification of work by Jesse Allen and Robert Simmon, NASA Earth Observatory)
Explain the effects of habitat loss, exotic species, and hunting on biodiversity Identify the early and predicted effects of climate change on biodiversity Conservation biology is the management of na...Explain the effects of habitat loss, exotic species, and hunting on biodiversity Identify the early and predicted effects of climate change on biodiversity Conservation biology is the management 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. It is an interdisciplinary subject drawing on natural and social sciences and the practice of natural resource management.
