Chapter 4 Protecting and Preserving Ecosystems
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succession | A gradual change in an ecosystem, sometimes occurring over hundreds of years
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pioneer plants | The first plants to invade a bare area
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climax community | The last stage of succession
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pollution | Waste products that damage an ecosystem
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acid rain | Precipitation resulting from pollution condensing into clouds and falling to Earth
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conserving | The saving or protecting of resources
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reduce | To cut down on the use of resources
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reuse | To use items again; some times for a different purpose
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recycle | Recovering a resource from an item and using the recovered resource to make a new item
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reclamation | The process of restoring a damaged ecosystem
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wetlands | The water ecosystems that include saltwater marshes, mangrove swamps, and mud flats
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