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Macquarie Perch
Glossary
Adhesive: able to stick fast to a surface or object; sticky
Aquatic: growing or living in or frequenting water
Biodiversity: biological diversity in an environment as indicated by numbers of different species of plants and animals
Biome: a major ecological community type (such as tropical rainforest, grassland, or desert)
Ecosystem: the complex of a community of organisms and its environment functioning as an ecological unit.
Endangered: being or relating to an endangered species
Enhancement: an increase or improvement in quality, value, or extent
Extinction: the act of making extinct or causing to be extinguished
Extreme Weather Conditions: wildfires, earthquakes, tsunamis, floods, droughts
IUCN Red List: International Union for Conservation of Nature’s Red List of Threatened Species is the world’s most comprehensive information source on the global conservation status of animal, fungi, and plant species
Macquarie: the perch was named after the river 590 miles (949 kilometers) long in east central New South Wales, southeastern Australia, flowing north-northwest to the Darling River
Overexploitation: to exploit (something, such as natural resources) to an excessive degree
Perch: a small European freshwater bony fish (Perca fluviatilis of the family Percidae, the perch family)
Predator: an animal that lives by killing and eating other animals: an animal that preys on other animals
Rehabilitate/Rehabilitation: to restore to a former state (as of efficiency, good management, or solvency); the action of restoring something that has been damaged to its former condition
Replenish: restore (a stock or supply) to a former level or condition
Riparian: relating to or living or located on the bank of a natural watercourse (such as a river) or sometimes of a lake or a tidewater
Socioeconomic: of, relative to, or involving a combination of social and economic factors
Spawn: to produce or lay eggs in water
Species: a group of animals or plants that are similar and can produce young animals or plants
Threaten: having an uncertain chance of continued survival
Victorian Flora: The Flora and Fauna Guarantee Act 1988, also known as the FFG Act, is an act of the Victorian Government designed to protect species, genetic material, and habitats, to prevent extinction, and allow maximum genetic diversity within the Australian state of Victorian for perpetuity
Waterways: a river, canal, or other route for travel by water
Wetlands: land or areas (such as marshes or swamps) that are covered often intermittently with shallow water or have soil saturated with moisture
All the definitions from https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ecosystem