APES 9.8- 9.10

Adaptability

Capable of being modified to suit different conditions or a different purpose

fragmentation

Capable of being modified to suit different conditions or a different purpose

climate change

Change in the statistical properties of the climate system when considered over periods of decades

Habitat destruction

Damage done to a habitat that results in the loss of resources that organisms need to survive, like food, water, and shelter

native species

Species that normally live and thrive in a particular ecosystem

generalist species

Species with a broad ecological niche. They can live in many different places, eat a variety of foods, and tolerate a wide range of environmental conditions. Examples are flies, cockroaches, mice, rats, and human beings. Compare specialist species.

domestification

The conscious manipulation of plant and animal species by humans in order to sustain themselves.

r-selected species

a species that has a high intrinsic growth rate, which often leads to population overshoots and die-offs

Sustainable land use practices

adapted to biophysical and socio-economic conditions aimed at the protection, conservation and sustainable use of resources (soil, water and biodiversity) and the restoration of degraded natural resources and their ecosystem functions.

selective pressures

environmental resistance factors affect which individuals survive and reproduce

HIPPPCO

habitat destruction/ fragmentation, invasive species, population growth, pollution, poverty, climate change, overharvesting

Invasive species

plants and animals that have migrated to places where they are not native

Habitat corridors

protected strips of land that allow the migration of organisms from one wilderness area to another

Restoration projects

the struggle between organisms to survive in a habitat with limited resources

competition

the struggle between organisms to survive in a habitat with limited resources