An ecosystem is understood to have integrity when its dominant ecological characteristics (e.g. elements of composition, structure, function, and ecological processes) occur within their natural ranges of variation and can withstand and recover from most perturbations.
Source category: International Organisation
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| Reference description | UN, 2021 |
| Originally Published | 19 Mar 2025 |
| Related organisation(s) | UN - United Nations |
| Knowledge service | Metadata | Bioeconomy Knowledge Centre |
| Digital Europa Thesaurus (DET) | ecosystem |
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