Conservation biology

Conservation biology is the study of the conservation of 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.: 478 

"Biological conservation" and "Conservation ecology" redirect here. For scientific journals, see Conservation Biology (journal), Biological Conservation (journal), and Conservation Ecology (journal). For the popular movement, see Conservationism.

The conservation ethic is based on the findings of conservation biology.

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