any prospective development must not permanently damage the functioning of ecological processes or life-support systems.
The study of the distribution patterns of communities and ecosystems, the ecological processes that affect those patterns, and changes in pattern and process over time.
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Landscape Ecology: The study of the distribution patterns of communities and ecosystems, the ecological processes that affect those patterns, and changes in pattern and process over time.
toxic element an element that damages the ability of living things to carry out or essential life functions, and disrupts vital ecological processes, such as nutrient cycling and energy flow.
In 1980, The World Conservation Strategy concluded that living resources need to be protected to preserve genetic diversity, maintain ecological processes and to ensure the sustainable use of species and ecosystems.
 See also: Ecological, Ecosystem, Species, Density, Storage
  
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