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- Mother Nature
- Collocation : loss of biodiversity
| Conservationists are working hard to protect the breeding grounds of sea turtles. conservation programme – an organised plan to protect a specific natural area or aspect of the natural environment.
Next year I’m planning to volunteer on a conservation programme in Spain which researches dolphins. Collocations: wildlife conservation – the protection of wildlife. nature conservation – work that protects natural resources including wildlife, rivers, forests and other natural landscapes. energy conservation – the effort made to use less energy. Environment Vocabulary Pronunciation 20 Environment Vocabulary Set 2: The natural world – wildlife, plant life & habitats wildlife – animals that live in the wild in natural conditions. Birds, fish and insects are often included in the definition. Every evening, a wide variety of wildlife came to the waterhole to drink. local wildlife – the wildlife to be found in a particular area. The children did a school project on their local wildlife. native wildlife – wildlife that naturally lives in a particular area and is not there as a result of human intervention. When cats were introduced to the island, they hunted the native wildlife and cause a rapid decline in many species. creature – any living thing that can move independently. There are some fascinating creatures living in the deep ocean that we know hardly anything about. fauna – the animals of a particular region or habitat. The group of scientists lived in tents while studying the fauna of the remote mountain region. flora – the plants of a particular region or habitat. Much of the native flora of Australia isn’t found naturally anywhere else in the world. vegetation – the collective name for all the plants growing in a particular place or area. Tropical regions are known for their dense vegetation. species – a group of animals or plants that have similar characteristics and can reproduce together. Lions are a species of wild cat. Collocations: endangered species – a species that is in serious danger of extinction. threatened species – a species that is likely to become endangered in the near future. rare species – an uncommon or scarce species. protected species – a species which it is forbidden to harm by law. extinct species – a species of which there are no more alive. ecosystem – all the living things in an environment and the complex relationship between each of them and that environment. Coral reefs have a delicately balanced ecosystem which can be seriously damaged by overfishing. Collocations: delicately balanced ecosystem – an ecosystem where the loss of a key species, or several significant species, can seriously affect it. fragile ecosystem – an ecosystem that does not adapt easily to change and is easily destroyed by human or physical impact. 21 Mother Nature – nature or weather considered as a force that controls all living things. It’s far better to try and work with Mother Nature than again it. diverse – varied and very different from one another. They were able to grow a diverse range of crops in the rich, fertile soil. biodiversity – the variety of animal and plant life found in a particular place. It is important to preserve biodiversity in order to protect our ecosystems. Collocation: loss of biodiversity – when species become extinct in an area and there is no longer such a great variety of species. ecology – the relationship between animals, plants, people and their environment in a particular area, or the study of this. Ben studied the coastal ecology of Lundy Island in his final year at university. habitat – the natural home or environment of an animal, plant or other organism. The loss of their natural habitat through deforestation is a serious threat to the orang utan in Borneo. to inhabit – to live in a certain place. The rainforest is inhabited by many different species of monkey. natural surroundings – the habitat in which a species would naturally live. The best thing about going on safari is seeing the animals in their natural surroundings rather than caged up in a zoo. to adapt – to change or adjust in response to new conditions. With the loss of large areas of countryside to housing development, foxes have had to adapt to living in towns. to evolve – change or develop gradually. Scientists now believe that humans evolved from apes. evolution – the process by which living things slowly change and develop over a long period of time. The theory of evolution states that all life on Earth today evolved over millions of years from simple organisms. thrive – to grow and develop well or quickly. The leopard seal is well adapted to the cold and thrives in the fish-rich waters of the Arctic. marine – related to or found in the sea. Yüklə 5,56 Mb. Dostları ilə paylaş:
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