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Environment
Issues related to the circumstances or condition of the earth's natural surroundings.
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dormant
Environment; Biodiversity
Not active for a period of a time. Animals in hibernation are dormant. A dormant volcano can erupt at some time.
biodiversity
Biology; Biodiversity
The variability among living organisms - animals, plants, their habitats and their genes - from terrestrial, marine and other aquatic ecosystems, and the ecological complexes of ...
biome
Biology; Biodiversity
Major ecological environment that is unique to a particular climate and is characterized by certain types of plants and animals such as the tropical rain forest or desert.
drivers of biodiversity loss
Biology; Biodiversity
Natural or human-induced factors that directly or indirectly cause biodiversity loss or damage.
habitat change
Biology; Biodiversity
Change in the local environmental conditions in which a particular organism lives. Habitat change can occur naturally through droughts, disease, fire, hurricanes, mudslides, ...
conservation of biodiversity
Biology; Biodiversity
The management of human interactions with organisms, species, and ecosystems so as to preserve their natural state of existence and to provide the maximum benefit to the present ...
ecosystem
Biology; Biodiversity
Self-regulating communities of plants and animals interacting with each other and with their natural living environment such as forests, wetlands, mountains, lakes, rivers, ...
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