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Habitat Cons&Manage
Environmental Science- Unit 2
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Aquatic | related to water |
| Aquifer | subterranean layer of rock permeable to water |
| Bathypelagic Sub-zone | part of the oceanic zone habitat below 1,000 meters |
| Bogs | wetland areas with clay soil where water will not seep into ground |
| Coniferous Trees | trees which keep their green needles year-round and contain sap which prevents them from freezing |
| Continental Shelf | area of land underneath the sea and near a continent |
| Crustaceans | invertebrate aquatic animals such as crab, lobster or shrimp |
| Cultural Services | non-material benefits provided by a habitat, such as tourism and recreation |
| Deciduous Forests | habitat in mid-latitude areas covered in broad-leaved trees which shed leaves during the winter season |
| Deforestation | clearing of forest land for agriculture or urban development |
| Deserts | habitats with annual rainfall of less than 10 inches a year with temperatures reaching more than 110°F (43°C) |
| Ecosystem | interconnected biological system made up of living organisms and their physical environment |
| Epipelagic Sub-zone | part of the oceanic zone habitat which ranges from the surface of the ocean to about 200 meters deep |
| Glacier | mass or river of ice formed by compressed snow and ice |
| Grasslands | habitat made up of flat plains covered in few trees with a temperature range of -40 to 100°F (-40 to 38°C) |
| Habitat | area in which animals, plants and other organisms live |
| Habitat Degradation | act of complete loss of habitat through direct human involvement |
| Habitat Fragmentation | breaking up habitats to the point where the habitat can no longer remain functional |
| Management | process of maintaining and taking care of a habitat so it continues to function properly |
| Market Hunting | commercial harvesting and selling of wildlife, largely unregulated, which caused severe population declines |
| Marshes | wetland areas constantly filled with water |
| Mesopelagic Sub-zone | part of the oceanic zone habitat which ranges from the epipelagic sub-zone to about 1,000 meters deep |
| Neritic Zone | marine habitat extending from the coast to the continental shelf |
| Oceanic Zone | aquatic habitat in the ocean beyond the continental shelf |
| Permafrost | frozen state of the soil for the majority of the year |
| Phytoplankton | microscopic marine algae |
| Preservation | non-use of natural resources having little-to-no human intervention and interaction |
| Provisional Services | products obtained from a habitat; used every day, such as food, water, wood and oil |
| Regulating Services | natural processes the habitat regulates, such as biological control of predator and prey populations and prevention of soil erosion |
| Restoration | taking an area which has been degraded and rebuilding the area |
| Supporting Services | natural processes the habitat facilitates to maintain the conditions of the earth |
| Taiga | habitat located below the tundra which is covered in coniferous forest |
| Terrestrial | related to soil or dry land |
| Tropical Rainforest | habitat with annual rainfall between 50 and 260 inches, constant humidity level between 77 and 90 percent and covered in trees creating a canopy |
| Tundra | northern-most terrestrial habitat which is treeless and the subsoil is frozen year-round |
| Urban Sprawl | mass expansion of urban areas, which rapidly destroys the surrounding environment |
| Wetlands | habitat in which shallow pools of water form where there is poor drainage in the land |
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