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verb
- 1. make or become smaller or fewer in size, amount, intensity, or degree: "the population of the area has decreased radically" Similar Opposite
noun
- 1. an instance or example of becoming smaller or fewer: "a decrease in births"
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3 days ago · Biodiversity loss, the reduction in an area’s biodiversity (the number of genes, species, individual organisms, or ecosystems) expressed by species loss, population declines and reductions in the genetic diversity within a species, and the collapse of biological communities.
- Extinction Rate
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- Species Richness
Species richness, the count, or total number, of unique...
- Ecological Succession
Ecological succession is the process that describes how the...
- Ecological Disturbance
Ecological disturbance, an event or force, of nonbiological...
- Inland Water Ecosystem
inland water ecosystem, complex of living organisms in free...
- Breeding
breeding, application of genetic principles in animal...
- Inbreeding
inbreeding, the mating of individuals or organisms that are...
- Habitat Loss
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4 days ago · The meaning of REDUCE is to draw together or cause to converge : consolidate. How to use reduce in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Reduce.
4 days ago · An elastic good is defined as one where a change in price leads to a significant shift in demand. Where more substitutes are available for an item, the more elastic the demand for the good...
1 day ago · Endangered species, any species that is at risk of extinction because of a sudden rapid decrease in its population or a loss of its critical habitat. Previously, any species of plant or animal that was threatened with extinction could be called an endangered species.
4 days ago · Population “momentum” An important and often misunderstood characteristic of human populations is the tendency of a highly fertile population that has been increasing rapidly in size to continue to do so for decades after the onset of even a substantial decline in fertility.
5 days ago · If price levels rise too quickly, central banks or governments look for ways to decrease the money supply or the aggregate demand for goods and services.
3 days ago · Key Takeaways. A supply shock is an unexpected event that changes the supply of a product or commodity, resulting in a sudden change in price. A positive supply shock increases output,...
