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Ecosystem catastrophe

Term · Environment · MLC-T-ENV-008932

An event that causes sudden decreases of population size or the entire elimination of subpopulations (Ewens et al. 1987:62).

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ENV-008932
FieldEnvironment
SubjectEcosystems
ReferencesUSGS Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center Glossary of Avian Terms For Use in Avian Conservation Biology
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-008932",
  "term": "Ecosystem catastrophe",
  "field": "Environment",
  "term_source": "Ecosystem Catastrophe",
  "definition": "An event that causes sudden decreases of population size or the entire elimination of subpopulations (Ewens et al. 1987:62).",
  "subject": "Ecosystems",
  "references": [
    "USGS Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center Glossary of Avian Terms For Use in Avian Conservation Biology"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/ecosystem-catastrophe/"
}

Record 8,712 of 29,894 in Environment terminology (MLC-0121). Request the full dataset.