conservation biology

https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.14547
Science applied to the conservation of genes, populations, species, and ecosystems.
Note: This science is concerned with the phenomena that affect the maintenance, loss, and restoration of biological diversity.
Source:
PAC, 2009, 81, 829. (Glossary of terms used in ecotoxicology (IUPAC Recommendations 2009)) on page 861 [Terms] [Paper]