conservation ecology

https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.14548
Science of analyzing and protecting the Earth’s biological diversity.
Note: Conservation ecology is based on the biological, physical, and social sciences, economics, and the practice of natural-resource management. It concentrates on population dynamics issues associated with the small population sizes of rare species (e.g., minimum viable populations).
Source:
PAC, 2009, 81, 829. (Glossary of terms used in ecotoxicology (IUPAC Recommendations 2009)) on page 861 [Terms] [Paper]