ecological balance
Environmental harmony maintained
Ecological balance is the state of equilibrium in an ecosystem where organisms and their environment exist in stable relationship.
Populations of predators and prey, producers and consumers, maintain relatively constant levels through natural checks.
Human activity frequently disrupts ecological balance: Overfishing destroyed the ecological balance of the bay.
The concept is somewhat idealized—ecosystems are dynamic, constantly adjusting rather than static.
- biodiversityRange of life forms
- natural worldNon-artificial environment and organisms
- web of lifeInterconnectedness of all organisms
- circle of lifeContinuous birth-death-renewal cycle
- habitat restorationReviving degraded natural environments
symbiosis · food web · endangered species · living systems · keystone species · sustainability · mutualism · rewilding · old growth · carbon sink · climate regulation · homeostasis · carrying capacity · dynamic equilibrium · wildlife corridors · feedback loops · endemic species · food chain
- naturesun, moon, sky, trees, water
- conservationconservation, wildlife, endangered, habitat, sanctuary
- ecologyhabitat, niche, food webs, food chain, water quality
- environmentalismconservationism, recycling bins, campaigner, environmentalism, conservationist
- sustainabilityreduce, reuse, recycle, sustainable yield, recycling programs
- equilibriumequilibrium, stable equilibrium, unstable equilibrium, static equilibrium, steady state
ecological balanceecosystem collapse
Total breakdown of environmental systems
ecological disruption · environmental degradation · ecocide · mass extinction · dead zone
ecological balanceoverexploitation
Excessive resource depletion
resource depletion · unsustainability · habitat destruction · deforestation · overconsumption