Ecosystem services: Benefits that humans derive from ecosystems, including pollination, water purification, carbon sequestration, and flood control.
How to apply it: Apply ecosystem services to justify economic arguments for conserving wetlands that filter water and reduce flooding.
Course: AP Environmental Science · Unit: The Living World: Biodiversity
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