Key Terms(some defined by www.merriam-webster.com)

These are some notes and/or definitions of the key terms we learned in the first class. I don't have all of them, so feel free to comment if you know some that I have left blank.

Restoration- the act of restoring or the condition of being restored.

Keystone Species- examples: 1) Alligators- without them digging holes, there would be less animals around. 2) Sea otters- eat urchins and kelp. 3) Gopher Tortoises.

Umbrella Species-

Mitigation- Allowing natural systems to survive human impact.

Growth Management-

Green Building-

Habitats- where animals live (duh!)

Conservations- places designated to help save animals.

Watershed- Examples: Streams, lakes, Lake Okeechobee.

Carrying Capacity- The ability of land to hold a population.

Aquifer- "a water-bearing stratum of permeable rock, sand, or gravel (www.merriam-webster.com)"

Preservation- Kind of self-explanatory, no?

Sustainability- "of, relating to, or being a method of harvesting or using a resource so that the resource is not depleted or permanently damaged (www.merriam-webster.com)"

Sense of place-

Ecological Perspective-