Principles of Habitat Conservation & Management

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Habitat

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area in which animals, plants and other organisms live

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Ecosystem

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interconnected biological system of living organisms and their physical environment

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Provisional Services

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products from a habitat; food, water, wood, oil

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Cultural Services

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non-material benefits from a habitat; tourism, recreation

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Regulating Services

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natural processes regulated by habitat; biological control, soil erosion prevention

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Supporting Services

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natural processes facilitated by habitat; oxygen production, nutrient cycling

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Aquatic

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related to water

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Terrestrial

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related to soil or dry land

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Continental Shelf

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land under the sea near a continent

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Phytoplankton

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microscopic marine algae