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What is Conservation Biology? Brook Milligan Department of Biology New Mexico State University Las Cruces, New Mexico 88003 brook@nmsu.edu Fall 2009 Brook Milligan What is Conservation Biology? Characterizing a Scientific Discipline How


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What is Conservation Biology?

Brook Milligan

Department of Biology New Mexico State University Las Cruces, New Mexico 88003 brook@nmsu.edu

Fall 2009

Brook Milligan What is Conservation Biology?

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Characterizing a Scientific Discipline

How can one systematically characterize a scientific discipline?

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Characterizing a Scientific Discipline

How can one systematically characterize a scientific discipline? Characteristics Core principles Origins and history

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Characteristics of Conservation Biology

A new science meeting a challenge Goals of conservation biology A crisis discipline Major questions of concern

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Core Principles

Ethical principles Functional postulates Normative postulates

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Origins and History

Religious and philosophical origins Development of conservation biology in Europe Development of conservation biology in America

Brook Milligan What is Conservation Biology?