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Ex Situ Conservation: Captive Breeding and Seed Banks

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Ex situ conservation preserves species or genetic material outside their natural habitat, through methods including captive breeding and seed banks, typically supplementing in situ protection.

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A seed bank stores genetic diversity from wild plants independent of what happens to those populations' habitat.

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Ex situ conservation preserves material or individuals, but reintroducing a captive-bred population still requires suitable habitat to return to.