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Cultural Services
Recreational, aesthetic, and spiritual experiences when interacting with the natural environment.
Ecotourism
Environmentally responsible travel to relatively undisturbed natural areas.
Ecosystem Services
Regulation and maintenance of abiotic and biotic features, cycling of water, oxygen, and nutrients, and protection from physical threats.
Equilibrium
Biotic and abiotic factors remain relatively constant over time within an ecosystem.
Succession
Predictable changes in community composition and abiotic conditions following a disturbance.
Biodiversity
The variety of life in a particular ecosystem, including species richness.
Invasive Species
Non-native species negatively impacting the environment.
Extirpated
A species that no longer exists in a specific area.
Endangered
A species facing imminent extirpation or extinction.
Acid Precipitation
Combination of sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxides with water vapor.
Oil Spills
Toxic, slow to break down, and harmful to seabirds and seals.
Plastic in Oceans
Non-degradable waste impacting marine life and ecosystems.
Engineered Ecosystems
Artificially modified ecosystems with less biodiversity.
Monoculture
Cultivation of a single crop in an area leading to ecosystem instability.
Bioaccumulation
Accumulation of pesticides in an organism's body.
Bioamplification
Increase in pesticide concentration up the food chain.
Biological Control
Use of predatory insects and microorganisms to control pests in organic farming.
