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ecosystem (including physical conditions, species composition, community structure, ecosystem function, mitigation of threats and external exchanges).
Biotic, biota - the living components of an ecosystem, including animals and plants, fungi, bacteria and other forms of life (large to microscopic).
Carbon sequestration - the capture and long term storage of atmospheric carbon dioxide (typically in biomass by way of photosynthesis and tree growth) to reduce the impacts of climate change.

Climate envelope - the climate in which a species currently exists. During climate change and where conditions become hotter, this envelope will move further poleward. (Movement due to changes in precipitation are more complex.)
Composition, of an ecosystem - the array of component species, both plant and animal.
Construction - methods involved in building something that did not occur previously at that site - e.g. see 'reconstruction', 'creation' and 'fabrication'.
Creation - construction of a different ecosystem to that which previously occurred, due to permanently changed physical conditions. (See alternative terms 'Fabrication' and 'biome conversion'.)
Damage (to ecosystem) - a level of deleterious impact that causes loss of structure or function
Degradation (of an ecosystem) - a persistent decline in the structure, function and composition of an ecosystem compared to its former state.
Destruction (of an ecosystem) - complete removal or depletion of an ecosystem.
Ecological restoration - the intentional practice of assisting the recovery of ecosystems that have been degraded, damaged or destroyed.
Ecological trajectory - a described pathway of development over time, which can be monitored by sequential measurements of biotic and abiotic ecological parameters.
Ecosystem - small or large scale assemblage of organisms (including plants animals, micro-organisms) together with non-living components (including the soil, water, air, fire, climate, topographic relief and aspect) that interact to form complex food webs, nutrient cycles and energy flows.
Ecosystem change - localised or broad scale change in ecosystem structure / composition / function including factors (such as climate, fire, flooding) and the responses of organisms to those factors. The term is also sometimes used to refer to more recent change caused by humans to the degree that these changes are now effectively irreversible.
Ecosystem services - are the benefits to humans provided by ecosystems. These include clean air, water and soils; as well as products and opportunities for recreation and the satisfaction of other human values. Restoration targets may specifically refer to the reinstatement of particular ecosystem goods or services
Five-star (5-star) recovery - a semi-quantitative rating system based on biotic and abiotic factors that provides comparative assessment in the achievement of a restored / rehabilitated state.
Fabrication - (also referred to as 'creation'). A rehabilitation approach, based on construction techniques, where the degree of degradation means current conditions are no longer