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a species which has been categorized as very likely to become extinct |
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materials or substances such as minerals, forests, water, and fertile land that occur in nature and can be used for economic gain |
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the maximum population that an environment can support. |
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The variety of species found in a given area |
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A practice that can be continued forever without depleting a resource and causing ecological harm. |
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The natural home or environment of an animal, plant, or other organism |
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Something that has harmful or poisonous effects to the environment |
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Refers to a reduction in the pH of the ocean over an extended period of time, caused primarily by uptake of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere |
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Area of interaction between biotic and abiotic factors |
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resource or environmental condition which limits the growth, distribution or abundance of an organism or population within an ecosystem |
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Preservation, protection, or restoration of the natural environment, natural ecosystems, vegetation, and wildlife |
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the removal of trees where the land is converted to something for human economic benefit |
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The global climate is warming at a faster rate due to increased greenhouse gases from the burning of fossil fuels, deforestation, and decomposition of increased waste |
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