What is the conservation ethic based on?
the findings of conservation biology
What is this kind of biology?
Conservation biology
What does conservation biology manage?
nature
Does it involve biological diversity?
yes
What are its goals?
protecting species, their habitats, and ecosystems
Does it draw from just one discipline?
no
At what meeting did the name for the discipline originate?
The First International Conference on Research in Conservation Biology
What school hosted that?
the University of California
In what city?
San Diego
What year did it take place?
1978
What scientists headed it?
Bruce A. Wilcox and Michael E. Soulé
What other scientists attended?
Kurt Benirschke, Sir Otto Frankel, Thomas Lovejoy, and Jared Diamond
What worries were the reason for the event?
tropical deforestation, disappearing species, eroding genetic diversity within species
What did Otto Frankel originate?
conservation genetics