Biodiversity

Biodiversity

The degree of variation of living organisms - animals, plants, their habitats and their genes - within a given terrestrial or marine ecosystem. This includes diversity within species, between species, and of ecosystems.

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Traitor technology

Environment; Biodiversity

Аlso known as genetic use restriction technology (GURT), refers to the use of an external chemical to switch on or off a plant's genetic traits.

Captive breeding

Environment; Biodiversity

The propagation or preservation of animals outside their natural habitat (see ex-situ conservation), involving control by humans of the animals chosen to constitute a population and of mating choices ...

Accidental release of organisms

Environment; Biodiversity

Genetically engineered organisms that are released in the environment by mistake; once released they may exhibit some previously unknown pathogenicity, might take over from some naturally occurring ...

Human behavioural ecology

Environment; Biodiversity

Human behavioural ecology (HBE) or human evolutionary ecology applies the principles of evolutionary theory and optimization to the study of human behavioural and cultural diversity. HBE examines the ...