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- Ecosystem_Health abstract "Ecosystem health is a metaphor used to describe the condition of an ecosystem. Ecosystem condition can vary as a result of fire, flooding, drought, extinctions, invasive species, climate change, mining, fishing, farming, logging, oil spills, and a host of other reasons. There is no universally accepted benchmark for a healthy ecosystem, rather the apparent health status of an ecosystem can vary depending upon which health metrics are employed in judging it and which societal aspirations are driving the assessment. For example, an ecosystem that is productive of fish at the expense of drinking water quality may be classified as healthy by consumers of fish and as unhealthy by consumers of water. Advocates of the health metaphor argue for its simplicity as a communication tool. “Policy-makers and the public need simple, understandable concepts like health.” Critics worry that ecosystem health, a “value-laden construct,” is often “passed off as science to unsuspecting policy makers and the public.”".
- Ecosystem_Health wikiPageID "40159918".
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- Ecosystem_Health subject Category:Conservation_biology.
- Ecosystem_Health subject Category:Ecology.
- Ecosystem_Health subject Category:Environment.
- Ecosystem_Health subject Category:Environmental_health.
- Ecosystem_Health subject Category:Natural_resources.
- Ecosystem_Health subject Category:Nature.
- Ecosystem_Health subject Category:Public_health.
- Ecosystem_Health comment "Ecosystem health is a metaphor used to describe the condition of an ecosystem. Ecosystem condition can vary as a result of fire, flooding, drought, extinctions, invasive species, climate change, mining, fishing, farming, logging, oil spills, and a host of other reasons.".
- Ecosystem_Health label "Ecosystem Health".
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- Ecosystem_Health sameAs Q17011699.
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- Ecosystem_Health isPrimaryTopicOf Ecosystem_Health.