Science Flashcards
1
Q
Ecoststem services
A
Ecosystem services are the many and varied benefits to humans provided by the natural environment
2
Q
Ecology
A
the branch of biology that deals with the relations of organisms to one another and to their physical surroundings.
3
Q
Natural resources
A
materials or substances such as minerals, forests, water, and fertile land that occur in nature and can be used for economic gain.
4
Q
Conservation
A
prevention of wasteful use of a resource.
5
Q
Sustainability
A
avoidance of the depletion of natural resources in order to maintain an ecological balance.
6
Q
Ecosystem restoration
A
“a process of reversing the degradation of ecosystems, such as landscapes, lakes and oceans to regain their ecological functionality
