endangered ecosystem

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• ecosystem — 01. Any changes made in our [ecosystem] affect all the plants and animals that live there. 02. Destroying one part of the [ecosystem] affects every other part of it. 03. As you wander down the beach, you encounter different tiny [ecosystems],… …   Grammatical examples in English

• Endangered species — An endangered species is a population of an organism which is at risk of becoming extinct because it is either few in numbers, or threatened by changing environmental or predation parameters. An endangered species is usually a taxonomic species,… …   Wikipedia

• Ecosystem services — Pollination by a bumblebee, a type of ecosystem service Humankind benefits from a multitude of resources and processes that are supplied by natural ecosystems. Collectively, these benefits are known as ecosystem services and include products like …   Wikipedia

• Ecosystem restoration — Humans depend greatly on ecosystem services. These services vary greatly and include such things as erosion control, water and air purification, food, recreation, a list that could go on endlessly. To put things into a sharper perspective, at… …   Wikipedia

• Endangered Species Act Amendments of 1978 — The Endangered Species Act (ESA) was first passed in 1973 and forms the basis of biodiversity and endangered species protection in the United States. The original purpose of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 was to prevent species endangerment… …   Wikipedia

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• Endangered Wildlife Trust — The Endangered Wildlife Trust is a South African environmental organisation for the conservation of threatened species and ecosystems in southern Africa.Founded in 1973, the EWT implements conservation research and action programmes, supports… …   Wikipedia

• Millennium Ecosystem Assessment — The Millennium Ecosystem Assessment, released in 2005, is an international synthesis by over 1000 of the world s leading biological scientists that analyses the state of the Earth’s ecosystems and provides summaries and guidelines for decision… …   Wikipedia

• Northern Rockies Ecosystem Protection Act — The Northern Rocky Mountains ecosystem in the United States is known by ecologists, biologists, and naturalists as one of the last areas of the contiguous United States that is relatively undeveloped enough and large enough to support a… …   Wikipedia

• boundary ecosystem — ▪ biology Introduction       complex of living organisms in areas where one body of water meets another, e.g., estuaries and lagoons, or where a body of water meets the land, e.g., marshes. The latter are often called wetlands.       Boundary… …   Universalium

• Institute for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Dynamics — Infobox University name = Institute for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Dynamics dutch name = Instituut voor Biodiversiteit en Ecosysteem Dynamica established = 2000 director = Prof.dr. Peter H. van Tienderen city = Amsterdam country = The Netherlands …   Wikipedia