English name: Conservation Biology Department
Parent institute: Koninklijke Maatschappij voor Dierkunde van Antwerpen vzw; Centre for research and conservation (KMDA-CRC), more
Type: Scientific
Level: Department
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1 Director: Head of the department 2 Marine scientist: Works in this research group and acts as (co-)author in at least one marine publication in the last 5 years. 3 Specialized personnel: Provides administrative or technical support to marine scientific research.
| Abstract: | Conservation biology is a multidisciplinary science that focuses on biological principles and their applications for the preservation of species, of biodiversity in general and the maintenance of equilibrium within ecosystems. It represents a fusion of relevant ideas from ecology, population biology, genetics, biogeography, behaviour and a number of applied disciplines such as wildlife management and forestry. At the CRC, both in situ and ex situ projects are being carried out.
For both wild and captive populations, the demographic and genetic characteristics of the population provide a kind of diagnosis of the current health of the population. Based on these diagnoses, research projects can be developed within this or the other research units of the CRC to address the underlying issues to these problems. |
| Project | Top | Persons | - Project Hica: Kaapse Zeepaardjes Hica capensis, more
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