Conservation Biology

  1. Population and Species Conservation
    1. Population Genetics in Conservation
      1. Genetic Variation and Fitness
        1. Adaptive Potential
          1. Disease Resistance
            1. Heterozygote Advantage
            2. Inbreeding and Its Consequences
              1. Inbreeding Depression
                1. Causes of Inbreeding
                  1. Detection Methods
                    1. Management Strategies
                    2. Outbreeding Effects
                      1. Outbreeding Depression
                        1. Genetic Incompatibility
                          1. Local Adaptation Loss
                          2. Genetic Drift
                            1. Random Allele Loss
                              1. Founder Effects
                                1. Bottleneck Effects
                                2. Effective Population Size
                                  1. Calculation Methods
                                    1. Factors Affecting Ne
                                      1. Ne/N Ratios
                                      2. Gene Flow
                                        1. Natural Gene Flow
                                          1. Genetic Rescue
                                            1. Translocation Genetics
                                          2. Small Population Biology
                                            1. Extinction Vortices
                                              1. Demographic Stochasticity
                                                1. Environmental Stochasticity
                                                  1. Genetic Stochasticity
                                                    1. Interactions Among Factors
                                                    2. Allee Effects
                                                      1. Component Allee Effects
                                                        1. Demographic Allee Effects
                                                          1. Detection and Measurement
                                                          2. Minimum Viable Population
                                                            1. Concepts and Definitions
                                                              1. Estimation Methods
                                                                1. Applications in Planning
                                                                2. Population Viability Analysis
                                                                  1. Model Types
                                                                    1. Data Requirements
                                                                      1. Uncertainty and Sensitivity
                                                                        1. Decision Support Applications
                                                                      2. Declining Population Management
                                                                        1. Threat Assessment
                                                                          1. Identifying Decline Causes
                                                                            1. Threat Ranking
                                                                              1. Diagnostic Tools
                                                                              2. Population Monitoring
                                                                                1. Survey Design
                                                                                  1. Long-term Datasets
                                                                                    1. Early Warning Systems
                                                                                    2. Intervention Strategies
                                                                                      1. Threat Mitigation
                                                                                        1. Habitat Management
                                                                                          1. Direct Population Support
                                                                                        2. Ex Situ Conservation
                                                                                          1. Captive Breeding
                                                                                            1. Breeding Program Design
                                                                                              1. Genetic Management
                                                                                                1. Husbandry Protocols
                                                                                                  1. Record Keeping
                                                                                                  2. Reintroduction Biology
                                                                                                    1. Site Selection
                                                                                                      1. Release Strategies
                                                                                                        1. Post-release Monitoring
                                                                                                          1. Success Factors
                                                                                                          2. Botanical Conservation
                                                                                                            1. Seed Banking
                                                                                                              1. Living Collections
                                                                                                                1. Tissue Culture
                                                                                                                  1. Cryopreservation
                                                                                                                  2. Emerging Technologies
                                                                                                                    1. Assisted Reproductive Technologies
                                                                                                                      1. Cloning Applications
                                                                                                                        1. De-extinction Debates
                                                                                                                      2. In Situ Conservation Strategies
                                                                                                                        1. Species Action Plans
                                                                                                                          1. Recovery Planning
                                                                                                                            1. Threat Abatement
                                                                                                                              1. Monitoring Protocols
                                                                                                                              2. Population Management
                                                                                                                                1. Reinforcement
                                                                                                                                  1. Translocation
                                                                                                                                    1. Reintroduction
                                                                                                                                    2. Habitat Management
                                                                                                                                      1. Habitat Restoration
                                                                                                                                        1. Habitat Enhancement
                                                                                                                                          1. Threat Removal
                                                                                                                                          2. Adaptive Management
                                                                                                                                            1. Monitoring and Evaluation
                                                                                                                                              1. Strategy Adjustment
                                                                                                                                                1. Learning Integration

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