Environmental Science Concepts 1

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Biodiversity

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The variety of life in the world or in a particular habitat or ecosystem.

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Sustainability

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The ability to maintain ecological and social systems over the long-term.

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Dynamic Equilibrium

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A state of balance between continuing processes in an ecosystem.

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Food Web

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A system of interlocking and interdependent food chains in an ecosystem.

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Carrying Capacity

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The maximum population size of a species that an environment can sustain indefinitely, given the available resources.