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Flashcards in Biodiversity: Benefits & Preservation Deck (10)
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resistance

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measure of how much a community is affected by a disturbance

2
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resilience

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measure of how quickly a community recovers following a disturbance

3
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natural experiment

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situation where a natural change in conditions enables comparisons of groups, rather than a manipulation of conditions by researchers

4
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ecosystem service

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all benefits that humans derive, directly or indirectly, from ecosystem functions

5
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bioprospecting

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effort to find commercially useful compounds by studying orgs—esp. species that are poorly studied to date

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sustainability

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planned used of environmental resources @ a rate no faster than rate @ which they are naturally replaced

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seed bank

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repository where seeds, representing many different varieties of domestic crops or other species, are preserved

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ex situ conservation

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preserving species outside of natural areas

(ie) zoo, aquaria, or botanical gardens

9
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wildlife corridor

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strips of wildlife habitat connecting populations that otherwise would be isolated by human-made development

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ecotourism

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tourism based on observing wildlife or experiencing other aspects of natural areas