Conservation targets: do they help?
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International commissions on ecosystem and biodiversity preservation have called for the protection of 10 to 12% of each nation's land area. This policy would as much as triple the size of areas currently designated as national parks but may be insufficient to prevent major extinctions.
Publication Name: Science
Subject: Science and technology
ISSN: 0036-8075
Year: 1998
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Preserving biodiversity in Korea's Demilitarized Zone
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The Korean Peace Bioreserves System offers a way to preserve the biodiversity of the Demilitarized Zone, which has become a unique nature reserve. Development and deforestation has destroyed natural habitats in both South and North Korea.
Publication Name: Science
Subject: Science and technology
ISSN: 0036-8075
Year: 1997
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No Need to Isolate Genetics
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A study of Illinois prairie chickens documents the genetics of population decline spurring, and being spurred by, inbreeding. The complex web of causation is analyzed, leading to a theory of 'extinction vortex'.
Publication Name: Science
Subject: Science and technology
ISSN: 0036-8075
Year: 1998
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