Unit 2 Vocab: Biosurveys and Ecosystem Resilience

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Across
  1. 3. The protection, management, and sensible preservation of natural ecosystems, wild species, and biodiversity.
  2. 4. Species Act US federal legislation enacted to identify, protect, and recover imperiled species and their natural habitats.
  3. 5. A straight line or path along which ecological counts and environmental observations are systematically recorded.
  4. 6. The capacity of a system to absorb shock, resist damage, and quickly rebound from external disruptions.
  5. 8. on Biological Diversity An international treaty aimed at conserving global biological diversity and promoting sustainable resource use.
  6. 11. services The essential natural benefits and resources provided to humans by functioning natural ecosystems.
  7. 12. evenness The relative abundance and distribution of individuals among the different species in an area.
  8. 13. richness The total number of different species present in a specific biological community.
Down
  1. 1. The practice of using environmental resources responsibly to meet present needs without compromising future generations.
  2. 2. A square or rectangular frame placed on the ground to sample and measure localized plant or organism populations.
  3. 7. resilience The ability of a biological community to recover its structure and function after facing a disturbance or stressor.
  4. 9. A systematic assessment of living organisms to determine the biological health of an environment.
  5. 10. health The overall condition and capacity of an environment to maintain its structural, functional, and ecological integrity.