concepts
type: Collection
type: ConceptGroup
member: ecological redundancy

conservation and ecology
type: Concept
narrower: ecological redundancy

ecological redundancy
type: Concept
broader: conservation and ecology
definition: ECOLOGICAL REDUNDANCY REFERS to the concept that natural environments may contain more than one species of flora and fauna capable of performing various required ecological functions, not all of which are immediately obvious. Consequently, one of the important issues involved in restoring or managing ecosystems is to document all involved organisms and attempt to understand their ecological functions. [Source: Encyclopedia of Environment and Society; Redundancy, Ecological]