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| 282904088 | hot spot | A relatively small area with an exceptional concentration of endemic species | |
| 282904089 | biological magnification | A trophic process in which retained substances become more concentrated with each link in the food chain | |
| 282904090 | bioremediation | The use of living organisms to detoxify and restore polluted and degraded ecosystems | |
| 282904091 | conservation biology | A goal-oriented science that seeks to counter the current rapid decrease in Earth's variety of life | |
| 282904092 | endangered species | A species that is in danger of extinction throughout all or a significant portion of its range | |
| 282904093 | endemic species | Species that are confined to a specific, relatively small geographic area | |
| 282904094 | greenhouse effect | The warming of planet due to the atmospheric accumulation of carbon dioxide, which absorbs infrared radiation | |
| 282904095 | landscape ecology | The application of ecological principles to the study of land-use patterns | |
| 282904096 | movement corridor | A narrow strip of quality habitat that connects otherwise isolated patches of quality habitat | |
| 282904097 | ozone layer | The layer of O3 in the upper atmosphere that protects life on Earth from the harmful ultraviolet rays in sunlight | |
| 282904098 | restoration ecology | Uses ecological principles to develop ways to return degraded ecosystems to their natural, predegraded state | |
| 282904099 | sustainable development | The long-term prosperity of human societies and the ecosystems that support them | |
| 282904100 | threatened species | Species that is likely to become endangered in the foreseeable future |
