a disturbance of the environment most often caused by human influences and natural ecological processes

the capability of the ecosystem to apply self-regulating mechanisms to return to a steady state after an outside disturbance

a substance or compound that provides nourishment (or food) or raw materials needed for life processes

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13. Ecology

Environmental Change/Stability

Term	Definition
Environmental change	a disturbance of the environment most often caused by human influences and natural ecological processes
Ecosystem stability	the capability of the ecosystem to apply self-regulating mechanisms to return to a steady state after an outside disturbance
nutrients	a substance or compound that provides nourishment (or food) or raw materials needed for life processes
marine	an ecosystem in the sea
terrestrial	an ecosystem on land