Chapter 59 Flashcards
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reconciliation ecology
A
practice of making exploited lands more biodiversity-friendly
2
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conservation biology
A
applied science that carries out investigations with aim of maintaining diversity of life on Earth
3
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restoration ecology
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science/practice of restoring damaged or degraded ecosystems
4
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edge effect
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changes in ecological processes in community caused by physical and biological factors originating in an adjacent community
5
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invasive species
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exotic species that reproduces rapidly, spreads widely, has (-) effect on native species of region to which it was introduced
