What is Applied Biodiversity Science (ABS)?
ABS is aimed at integrating basic biodiversity research with conservation.To achieve this, ABS combines disciplinary research in social and biological sciences with cross-disciplinary research and collaboration with conservation institutions and actors in the field.The primary goal of Applied Biodiversity Science is the application of conservation theory to practice.The purpose of the program in ABS at Texas A&M University is to produce scientists trained to consider not just ecological functions of local ecosystems, but also the activities, attitudes, and needs of surrounding communities, as well as wider social, economic, and political contexts.
