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Glossary
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Eurasian Steppes: Also referred to as the Great Steppe or the steppes, is a vast land area of Eurasia in the savannas, temperate grasslands, and shrublands biome.
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Land fragmentation: division of a once whole landscape into smaller and more isolated pieces, typically due to human activity (agriculture).
https://www.barentsinfo.org/barents-region/Nature/Animals-and-plants/Habitat-fragmentation
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Biodiversity: the variety of life on Earth that sustains life. This includes genetic, ecological, culturals, species, and environment.
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Migratory: A species that travels from one place to another at consistent times over long distances.
https://www.fws.gov/pacific/migratorybirds/definition.html
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Bird Watching: A hobby in which people observe birds in their natural environment.
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Conversion: The practice of changing something into another form.
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Inconsiderate: thoughtless actions that inconveniences others.
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Grazing Cattle: An agricultural practice in which livestock freely roam and consume wild vegetation as they please.
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Agricultural: The science or practice of farming either livestock or crops.
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Economic: Relation to the given economy: wealth or resources of a region.
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Omnivore: A species that diet consists of both plants and animals.
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Urbanization: that process of making an area more developed.
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Ecosystem: Biological community that consists of all living and nonliving things in a given region.
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Overgrazing: excessive grazing that results in land degradation.
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Predator: An animal that preys on other animal(s).
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Food Chain: A hierarchical list of organisms that are each dependent on the next as their food.
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Habitat: natural home or environment of a given species.
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Grassland: A large open area that is covered in grass.
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Livestock development: domesticated animals raised in an agricultural setting to provide labor and goods such as meat, eggs, milk, ect..
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Seed dispersal: Spreading or transportation of seeds throughout an area.
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Genetic Diversity: Range of different inherited traits in a species.
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Organism: An individual animal, plant, or cellular life form.
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Species: A group of organisms consisting of similar individuals capable of exchanging genes or interbreeding.
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Population: Inhabitants of a given area.
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K-selective species: A category of species that are characterized by having a few offspring and investing high amounts of parental care.
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Carrying capacity:The number of living organisms in a region that can be supported without environmental degradation.
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References
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About Bioscience | Information about topics and careers in bioscience for teachers, students and everyone else. (2017, November 21). About Bioscience. https://www.aboutbioscience.org/topics/biodiversity/
Barentsinfo.org. 2022. Habitat fragmentation - Barentsinfo. [online] Available at: https://www.barentsinfo.org/barents-region/Nature/Animals-and-plants/Habitat-fragmentation [Accessed 18 January 2022].
Datazone.birdlife.org. 2022. [online] Available at: http://datazone.birdlife.org/userfiles/images/Mainstreaming%20guides/BL_factsheet_HUNTING_final.pdf [Accessed 18 January 2022].
Law, J. (2019, January 4). Why we need birds (far more than they need us). BirdLife International. https://www.birdlife.org/news/2019/01/04/why-we-need-birds-far-more-than-they-need-us/
Ponomarenko, S. (n.d.). Asia: Kazakhstan and Russian Federation | Ecoregions | WWF. World Wildlife Fund. Retrieved December 7, 2021, from https://www.worldwildlife.org/ecoregions/pa081
Sociable Lapwing. (n.d.-c). Www.oiseaux-Birds.com. Retrieved December 7, 2021, from http://www.oiseaux-birds.com/card-sociable-lapwing.html
The Guardian. 2022. Syrian hunters put sociable lapwing under threat. [online] Available at: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/blog/2009/mar/30/sociable-lapwing-syrian-hunters-endangered [Accessed 18 January 2022]
The RSPB. 2022. Unravelling the mysteries of the sociable lapwing. [online] Available at: https://www.rspb.org.uk/our-work/conservation/projects/unravelling-the-mysteries-of-the-sociable-lapwing/ [Accessed 18 January 2022].
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. (2015). Page Not Found | Fish and Wildlife Service. Migratory Birds & Habitat Program. https://www.fws.gov/pacific/migratorybirds/definition.html
What is Biodiversity? (2010). In Biodiversity Fact Sheet. UN Environment Programme.
https://www.unesco.pl/fileadmin/user_upload/pdf/BIODIVERSITY_FACTSHEET.pdf
Wikipedia.org. 2022. Eurasian Steppe - Wikipedia. [online] Available at: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eurasian_Steppe [Accessed 18 January 2022].