Flashcards: Populations, Communities and Ecosystems

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The number and variety of different species in an area

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Biodiversity

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A species that influences the survival of many other species in an ecosystem

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Keystone species

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The disappearance of all members of a species from Earth

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Extinction

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Non-native species

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Invasive species

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The benefits humans receive from ecosystems.

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Ecosystem Services

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Anything naturally occurring in the environment that humans use

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Natural Resource

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The practice of using less of a natural resource so that it can last longer.

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Conservation

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The ability of an ecosystem to maintain biodiversity and production indefinitely (forever):

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Sustainability

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_________________ ________________ is the practice of helping a degraded or destroyed ecosystem recover from damage.

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Ecological Restoration

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The first species to populate an area:

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Pioneer species