  conservation is the scientific study of the nature and of earth's biodiversity with the aim of protecting species, their habitats, and ecosystems from excessive rates of extinction and the erosion of biotic interactions. it is an interdisciplinary subject drawing on natural and social sciences, and the practice of natural resource management. the conservation ethic is based on the findings of conservation biology. == use of the term == this term conservation biology was introduced as the title of a conference held at the university of california, san diego in la jolla, california in 1978 organized by biologists bruce wilcox and michael e. soulÃ©. the meeting was prompted by the concern among scientists over tropical deforestation, disappearing species, eroding genetic diversity within species.j. douglas. 1978. biologists urge us endowment for conservation. nature vol. 275, 14 september 1978. kat williams . 1978. natur
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