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| A species that is in danger of extinction throughout all or a significant portion of its range. |
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| A species that is considered likely to become endangered in the foreseeable future. |
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| What E.O. Wilson terms our sense of connection to nature and other forms of life. |
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| A function performed by an ecosystem that directly or indirectly benefits humans. |
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| A species moved by humans, either intentionally or accidentally, from its native location to a new geographic region; also called non-native or exotic species. |
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| The human harvesting of wild organisms at rates exceeding the ability of populations of those species to rebound. |
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