What Does It Mean to Successfully Conserve a (Vertebrate) Species

摘要: The conservation of species is one the foundations biology. Successful has often been defined as simply avoidance extinction. We argue that this focus, although important, amounts to practicing at “emergency room door,” and will never be a sufficient approach conserving species. Instead, we elaborate positive definition on basis six attributes propose categorization different states using extent human management degree which each conserved. These can used develop taxonomy “recovery” acknowledges there are multiple stable points by ecological social factors. “With approach, hope contribute new, optimistic biology not based underambitious goals seeks create conditions under Earth's biological systems thrive.