AP environmental - UNIT 2

Generalist species

not picky and can be found in any climate condition eg: flies

Specialist species

They are prone to extinction and can be found in very few climates and conditions. e.g., giant pandas and shorebirds.

Endemic species

They are only found in one place, e.g., axolotls.

provisioning

goods produced by ecosystems

Regulating

the natural ability of ecosystems to maintain environmental conditions

supporting systems

economic services for humans that we could not replicate on a large scale

cultural

intellectual gain or aesthetic benefit

inertia