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Vanishing Fauna: Technical Lexicon of Threatened Biodiversity
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  • 1. Conservation strategy involving species preservation away from natural habitat
  • 2. Ecological concept describing spatially separated groups with potential gene flow
  • 5. Epoch defined by human impact, often blamed for rapid endangerment trends
  • 9. Marsupial genus facing serious risks due to deforestation in Australasia
  • 10. Designation authority for categorizing threat levels across global taxa
  • 11. Prehistoric horned species name lending itself metaphorically to horned mammals' peril
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  • 3. Process resulting in isolation, a principal cause of genetic bottlenecks
  • 4. Ancient era often referenced in the study of extinct megafauna predecessors
  • 6. Type of speciation impeded by fragmented habitats of threatened species
  • 7. Internal parasitic relationship affecting host species survival rates
  • 8. Disease outbreak in animal populations exacerbating vulnerability
  • 12. Genus name evoking hidden or obscure amphibians imperiled by habitat loss
  • 13. Phenomenon causing toxin buildup often fatal to sensitive endangered piscifauna

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