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15 Cards in this Set
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Acid precipitation |
Ring containing acids that form in the atmosphere when industrial gas emissions combine with water |
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Biodiversity |
The diversity of plant and animal life in a particular habitat |
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Edge effects |
A change in species composition, physical conditions or other ecological factors at the boundary between two ecosystems |
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Endangered species |
Species whose numbers are so small that the species is at risk of extinction |
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Extinction |
Disappearance of a species from all parts of its geographical range |
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Habitat degradation |
The damage to have a job by pollution |
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Habitat fragmentation |
Splitting of ecosystems into smaller fragments |
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Ozone layer |
Where in the stratosphere and that contains a concentration of ozone sufficient to block most ultraviolet radiation from the Sun |
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Threatened species |
When the population of a species is likely to become endangered |
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Captivity |
An organism that is held by people |
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Conservation biology |
Application of biology to counter the loss of biodiversity |
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Habitat corridors |
Natural strips that allowed to migration of organisms from one area to another |
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Natural resources |
Materials found in nature that are used by living things |
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Reintroduction programs |
Programs that release organisms into an area where the species once lived in hopes of reestablishing naturally reproducing populations |
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Sustainable use |
Philosophy that promotes letting people use resources in wilderness areas in ways that will not damage the ecosystem |
