OBJECTIVE LIFE SCIENCE
ECOLOGY
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Question
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To maintain BIODIVERSITY we need to use ecosystems in a sustainable way. What does a sustainable way mean?
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using all of the resources in the ecosystem to help energy flow
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not overusing the resources in the ecosystem, so future land development can still occur in those areas
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using all of the resources in the ecosystem to help the natural cycles
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not overusing the resources in the ecosystem, so future generations can also meet their needs
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Ecological sustainability is defined as the maintenance or restoration of the composition, structure, and processes of ecosystems including the diversity of plant and animal communities and the productive capacity of ecological systems (219.36).
Detailed explanation-2: -In short, something is sustainable if it can be maintained indefinitely and something is unsustainable if it cannot be maintained indefinitely. But beyond that, sustainability is defined within the three pillars of our environment, society, and economy – and here, the differences are more nuanced.
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