Aesthetic- concerned with beauty or the appreciation of beauty (Dictionary.com, 2018)

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Anthropogenic- originating with human activity (Dictionary.com, 2018)

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Biodiversity- the variety of species in a particular area or habitat (APES Textbook, 2015)

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Brucellosis- a disease caused by bacteria of the genus Brucella (Dictionary.com, 2018)

 

Bunny Mound- A refugia created for riparian brush rabbit to go during floods(APES Textbook, 2015)

 

Captive breeding programs- the process of breeding animals in controlled environments

within well-defined settings, such as wildlife reserves, zoos and other commercial and noncommercial conservation facilities (APES Textbook, 2015)

 

Carnivore- an animal that feeds on other animals (APES Textbook, 2015)

 

Channelization-when a river or stream is artificially straight, increasing the flow (APES Textbook, 2015)

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Delta- a landform that forms from deposition of sediment carried by a river as the flow leaves its mouth and enters slower-moving or standing water (Dictionary.com, 2018)

 

Economically- in a way that relates to economics or finance  (Dictionary.com, 2018)

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Ecosystem-a biological community of interacting organisms and their physical environment(APES Textbook, 2015)

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Encephalitis- a diseased condition characterized by inflammation of the brain. It may be accompanied by spinal cord and/or meningeal involvement (Dictionary.com, 2018)

 

Embankment-a wall or bank of earth or stone built to prevent a river flooding an area (APES Textbook, 2015)

 

Erosion-the process by which the surface of the earth is worn away by the action of

      water, glaciers, winds, waves, etc. (APES Textbook, 2015)

 

Extinction- complete disappearance of a species from the earth. It happens when a species cannot adapt and successfully reproduce under new environmental conditions or when a species evolves into one or more new species

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Feces- waste matter discharged from the bowels after food has been digested (Dictionary.com, 2018)

 

Fishery- concentration of particular aquatic species suitable for commercial harvesting in a given ocean area or inland body of water (Dictionary.com, 2018)

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Floodplain-an area of low-lying ground adjacent to a river, formed mainly of river

sediments and subject to flooding (APES Textbook, 2015)

 

Fragmentation- the process by which habitat loss results in the division of large,

continuous habitats into smaller, more isolated remnants (APES Textbook, 2015)

 

Food chain- a hierarchical series of organisms each dependent on the next as a source

of food (APES Textbook, 2015)

 

Gestation- the process of carrying or being carried in the womb between conception and

birth (APES Textbook, 2015)

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Herbivore- plant-eating organism (APES Textbook, 2015)

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Irrigation-the artificial application of water to land to assist in the production of crops (APES Textbook, 2015)

 

Kit- baby rabbit (Dictionary.com, 2018)

 

Levees- an embankment built to prevent the overflow of a river (APES Textbook, 2015)

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Listeriosis- a bacterial blood infection that can be found in soil, water and mud (Dictionary.com, 2018)

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Myxomatosis- a highly infectious and usually fatal viral disease of rabbits, causing swelling of the mucous membranes and inflammation and discharge around the eyes (Dictionary.com, 2018)

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Native Species- species that normally live and thrive in a particular ecosystem (APES Textbook, 2015)

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Non-native Species- species that migrate into an ecosystem or are deliberately or accidentally introduced into an ecosystem (APES Textbook, 2015)

 

Plague- a contagious bacterial disease characterized by fever and delirium (Dictionary.com, 2018)

 

Predation- the praying of one animal on another (APES Textbook, 2015)

 

Predators- an animal that preys on other animal (APES Textbook, 2015)

 

Prey- a living organism that is fed on by predators (APES Textbook, 2015)

 

Private property acquisition- government taking private property for public use (Dictionary.com, 2018)

 

Rabitat- A rabbit’s habitat

 

Riparian-relating to or situated on the banks of a river (APES Textbook, 2015)

Riparian Forest- a forested or wooded area of land adjacent to a body of water such as a

river, stream, pond, lake, marshland, estuary, canal, sink or reservoir (APES Textbook, 2015)

 

Riparian Corridors- A thin strip or patch of vegetation that surrounds a stream (APES Textbook, 2015)

 

Rip rap- stone/rocks/debris used to create a foundation in a river to prevent erosion (APES Textbook, 2015)

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Seldom- not often, rarely (Dictionary.com, 2018)

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Socioeconomic- related to or concerned with the interaction of social and economic factors (Dictionary.com, 2018)

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Spawn- release or deposit eggs (Dictionary.com, 2018)

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Species- group of similar organisms (APES Textbook, 2015)

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Tularemia- a fatal disease of animals and humans caused by the bacterium Francisella tularensis (Dictionary.com, 2018)

 

Trophic level- all organisms that are the same number of energy transfers away from the original source of energy that enters an ecosystem (APES Textbook, 2015)

 

Urban sprawl- the uncontrolled expansion of cities (Dictionary.com, 2018)

 

Urbanization- becoming more like a city/ creating a city (Dictionary.com, 2018)

 

Vegetation- the plants found in a particular area or habitat (APES Textbook, 2015)

Willow wattle-a bundle of willow branches to put on a slope of a river to prevent erosion (APES Textbook, 2015)

 

Willow weave-a weave of willow branches holding together the slope in a riparian forest to prevent erosion (APES Textbook, 2015)

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