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Feedback loop
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a system's output can serve as input to that same system
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negative feedback loop
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output that results from a system moving in one direction acts as input that moves the system in the other direction
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positive feedback loop
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rather than stabilzing a system they drive it further toward one extreme
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dynamic equalibrium
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processes in a system movein opposing directions at equivalent rate so their effects balance out
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Homeostasis
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the tendency of a system to maintain contstant or stable internal conditions
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ecotones
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areas where ecosystems meet may consist of transitional zones where elements of both meet
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landscape ecology
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a broad view of a habitat of a migrating animal
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gros primary production
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the assimilation of energy by autotrophs
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net primary production
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energy that remains after repiration and isusedto generate biomass
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productivity
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rate at which production occurs
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