Biodiversity

Term:Biodiversity/ definition: the variety of life fountain a particular are.

Term:Endangered species/Definition: a species at risk of extinction in all or nearly all of its range, often due directly or indirectly to the impacts of human activity

Term:Ecosystem services/Definition: Benefits provided to humans by healthy ecosystems.

--When the number of individuals in population decreases, the genetic variation in the population also decreases. this loss in genetic diversity results in populations that are less tolerant to future environmental changes, further perpetuating the decrease in biodiversity.