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Bio Standard B.12(F)
describe how environmental change can impact ecosystem stability
Term | Definition |
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Environmental change | A change in precipitation or global temperatures. Environmental change may be the result of natural occurrences or impacted by human activity. |
Ecosystem | is a community of living organisms in conjunction with the nonliving components of their environment (things like air, water and mineral soil), interacting as a system. |
Ecosystem stability | refers to the capability of a natural system to apply self—regulating mechanisms so as to return to a steady state after an outside disturbance. |
Terrestrial ecosystem | an ecosystem found only on landforms. |
Algae overgrowth | is a relatively rapid increase in the population of (usually) phytoplankton algae in an aquatic system. |
Intensive fishing |