In situ and ex situ conservation
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- Created on: 29-10-13 19:57
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- In situ and ex situ conservation
- In situ advantages
- It allows management of these areas to ensure that ecological integrity is maintained
- It facilitates scientific research
- It may be possible to restore the ecological integrity of the area
- It permanently protects biodiversity and representative examples of ecosystems
- Plants and animals are conserved in their natural environment
- It provides opportunities for ecologically sustainable land uses, including traditional outdoor heritage activities and the associated economic benefits
- In situ disadvantages
- It takes a long period of time
- Can be expensive
- Have to get communities to contribute.
- Requires a large amount of space
- Hard to monitor and control - government issues
- Ex situ disadvantages
- They are not in their natural habitat and fail to breed successfully
- Space is limited so it limits the number of individuals, which restricts the genetic diversity
- A decrease in the genetic diversity of a population results in a lack of variation
- Can be difficulties with acceptance by the existing wild members of their species
- If reproduction is successful the animals have to survive reintroduction to the wild, where they need to find food and face predators
- Ex situ advantages
- Efficient and reproducible
- Practical for medium and long term secure storage
- Wide diversity of each target taxonomy conserved
- Easy access for characterization, evaluation and utilization
- Little maintenance
- In situ advantages
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