A component of in situ conservation that uses the principles of ecology to help return a degraded environment to a more functional and sustainable one is:
A) establishment of seed banks
B) artificial insemination and embryo transfer
C) restoration ecology
D) habitat fragmentation
E) creation of wildlife corridors

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Restoration ecology involves restoring degraded ecosystems back to a more functional and sustainable state through practices such as reforestation, wetland restoration, and prescribed burning. This approach involves understanding the ecology of the habitat and working towards ecosystem function by reintroducing native species and addressing the factors that led to the habitat degradation. Establishing seed banks, artificial insemination, and creation of wildlife corridors are all important conservation practices but do not necessarily involve ecological restoration of degraded environments. Habitat fragmentation may actually exacerbate habitat degradation and loss of biodiversity.

A Component of in Situ Conservation That Uses the Principles