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Subject: 
Re: Mass Extinctions
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Date: 
Wed, 4 Sep 2002 19:44:49 GMT
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Christopher Tracey wrote:
But one thing
conservation biologists are finding out is that protecting habitat is
more important than protecting species, its the umbrella effect.

Actually, the umbrella effect in terms of the ESA is when you protect an
endangered species that covers a large bit of habitat in its home range
and you end up sheltering the smaller species as well.

Sorry for the mistake.  Similar concepts though.
-c



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  Re: Mass Extinctions
 
Curt wrote: > That's frightening. > I have a question to any biologists out there. Is it possible to store the > DNA of males and females of each species, so that if the species goes > extinct, it can be revived? Of course, there is the question of (...) (22 years ago, 4-Sep-02, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)

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