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| Main Entry: | conservation biology |
| Part of Speech: | n |
| Definition: | the branch of biology that deals with threats to biodiversity and with preserving the biologic and genetic diversity of animals and plants |
| Example: | Conservation biology was created to deal with the crisis of maintaining the genes, species, communities, and ecosystems that make up earth's biological diversity. |
| Usage: | science; conservation biologist n |
| Webster's New Millennium™ Dictionary of English, Preview Edition (v 0.9.7) Copyright © 2003-2008 Lexico Publishing Group, LLC |
Conservation biology
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| conservation biology
n. The branch of biology that deals with the effects of humans on the environment and with the conservation of biological diversity. |
| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition Copyright © 2006 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. |
| conservation biology
The scientific study of the conservation of biological diversity and the effects of humans on the environment. |
| The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2002 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. |
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