Variety within and between all species of plants, animals and micro-organisms and the ecosystems within which they live and interact.

Habitat fragmentation

The process by which habitat loss results in the division of large, continuous habitats into smaller, more isolated remnants.

The order and state of an ecosystem when it is at peace. The quality of maintaining a constant character in the presence of forces which threaten to disturb it, resistance to change.

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Term	Definition
Biodiversity	Variety within and between all species of plants, animals and micro-organisms and the ecosystems within which they live and interact.
Habitat fragmentation	The process by which habitat loss results in the division of large, continuous habitats into smaller, more isolated remnants.
Stability	The order and state of an ecosystem when it is at peace. The quality of maintaining a constant character in the presence of forces which threaten to disturb it, resistance to change.