ECOLOGY
BIODIVERSITY AND ITS CONSERVATION
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extirpation.
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extinction.
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poaching.
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fragmentation.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Local extinction, also known as extirpation, refers to a species (or other taxon) of plant or animal that ceases to exist in a chosen geographic area of study, though it still exists elsewhere. Local extinctions are contrasted with global extinctions. Local extinctions mark a change in the ecology of an area.
Detailed explanation-2: -Extirpation (also known as ‘local extinction’) describes the situation in which a species or population no longer exists within a certain geographical location.
Detailed explanation-3: -EXTINCT: A species that no longer exists. EXTIRPATED: A species that no longer exists in the wild in Canada, but occurring elsewhere. ENDANGERED: A species facing imminent extirpation or extinction.
Detailed explanation-4: -Extinction and Extirpation by Human Beings Human beings cause habitat loss by converting natural landscapes to urban or agricultural landscapes and through pollution, mining, draining, and deforestation.
Detailed explanation-5: -Extinction is the death of all members of a species of plants, animals, or other organisms.