Preferred term
disturbance (process)
Definition
- [Henderson's, altered] n. in ecology, any perturba­tion (either natural or caused by humans) experienced by an ecosystem over a longer time period.
Broader concept
Scope note
- US LTER controlled vocabulary
Creator
- herbert.schentz@umweltbundesamt.at
URI
http://vocabs.lter-europe.net/EnvThes/21148
