C1–C2 terms for ecology, conservation, and environmental science.

Advanced Nature Vocabulary: Ecosystems, Conservation, and Biodiversity

a community of living things and their physical environment

a species with an unusually strong effect on its ecosystem

changes in a food web that spread across levels

when one habitat is split into smaller, isolated parts

a non-native species that harms local ecosystems

an area rich in species that is under serious threat

storing carbon so it stays out of the atmosphere

restoring natural processes and native species where possible

planting trees in an area without recent forest

the spread of desert-like conditions into once-productive land

wetland with soil made of partly decayed plants (peat)

woodland that has existed for many centuries

an animal that moves pollen between flowers

a close relationship between different species

the ability of an ecosystem to recover from stress

the maximum population an environment can support

natural change in species over time in an area

nutrient build-up in water causing algal growth and low oxygen

careful, responsible management of nature