The glossary below defines many of the important terms used on fieldtripEARTH. Simply hover over a term of interest to learn more; click on the term for additional detail.
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- amphibian
- baseline
- biodiversity
- bird
- chytrid
- conservation
- corridor
- demographic
- distribution
- ecology
- ecosystem
- ecotourism
- endangered
- extinct
- extirpated
- fragmented
- GIS
- habitat
- herpetology
- homerange
- horticulture
- hot spot
- indicator
- invasive
- invertebrate
- IUCN
- latitude
- longitude
- mammal
- mark/recapture study
- matriarch
- mortality
- native
- poaching
- population
- protocol
- range
- raptor
- reintroduction
- reptile
- restoration
- scavenger
- species
- telemetry
- threatened
- transect
- vertebrate