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