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Arribadas: the synchronized, large-scale nesting of some species of sea turtle,such as the Olive Ridley Sea Turtle (Oxford, 2017)

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Atmosphere: The envelope of gases surrounding the earth or another planet. (Black et al ., 2009)

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Anthropogenic: originating in human activity. (Black et al ., 2009)

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Biodiversity: The variety of plant and animal life in the world or in a particular habitat, a high level of which is usually considered to be important and desirable.(Black et al ., 2009)

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Brood: A family of birds or other young animals produced at one hatching or birth. (Black et al ., 2009)

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Carnivore: An animal that feeds on other animals. (Black et al ., 2009)

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Charismatic: exercising a compelling charm that inspires devotion in others. (Dictionary, 2017)

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Conservation: a careful preservation and protection of something; especially : planned management of a natural resource to prevent exploitation, destruction, or neglect.(Black et al ., 2009)

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Consumption: the using up of a resource.(Black et al ., 2009)

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Defined habitat:The area or natural environment in which an organism or population normally lives. A Habitat is made up of physical factors such as soil, moisture, range of temperature, and availability of light as well as biotic factors such as the availability of food and the presence of predators.(Black et al ., 2009)

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Ecolodge: A type of tourist accommodation designed to have the minimum possible impact on the natural environment in which it is situated.(Black et al ., 2009)

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Economic importance: the effect that one good or service has on other sub goods and services that may rely on this specific good or service. (Black et al ., 2009)

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Economic threat: Goods and services that can put another economic good or service in danger because of an increased economic value. (Black et al ., 2009)

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Economic value:  A calculation of the profits produced by an asset, or the amount of profit it might produce in the future also a measure of the benefit provided by a good or service to an economic agent. (Black et al ., 2009)

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Endangered Species: A species of animal or plant that is seriously at risk of extinction.(Black et al ., 2009)

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Extinction: the termination of an organism or of a group of organisms , normally a species. (Oxford, 2017)

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Flagship species: a species whose profile is raised to leverage more support for biodiversity conservation.(Black et al ., 2009)

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Food Web: A system of interlocking and interdependent food chains.(Black et al ., 2009)

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Gestation Period: The process or period of developing inside the womb between conception and birth. (Black et al ., 2009)

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Habitat Fragmentation: the emergence of discontinuities (fragmentation) in an organism's preferred environment (habitat), causing population fragmentation and ecosystem decay. (Wikipedia, 2018)

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Indirect economic benefit: The relationship between one form of economic activity and the total additional activity generated by a specific policy or event (Black et al ., 2009)

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International trade: the exchange of capital, goods, and services across international borders or territories. (Black et al ., 2009)

International treaty: an agreement under international law entered into by actors in international law, namely sovereign states and international organizations.(Black et al ., 2009

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Intrinsic value: the actual value of a company or an asset based on an underlying perception of its true value including all aspects of the business, in terms of both tangible and intangible factors (Black et al ., 2009)

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Invasive Species: a plant, fungus, or animal species that is not native to a specific location. (Wikipedia, 2018)

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Importation: the bringing of goods or services into a country from abroad for sale.(Black et al ., 2009)

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Local economy: The economic system and range of economic activity in a local area that serves a local population. (Black et al ., 2009)

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Migration: Seasonal movement of animals from one region to another.(Black et al ., 2009)

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Native Species: to a given region or ecosystem if its presence in that region is the result of only natural process, with no human intervention  (Wikipedia, 2016)

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Nesting Season: The nesting season is the time of year during which birds and some other animals, particularly some reptiles, build nests, lay eggs in them, and in most cases bring up their young. (Wikipedia, 2016)

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Nesting Site: A place chosen by a bird for building its nest and laying eggs. (Black et al ., 2009)

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Niche: A role taken by a type of organism within its community. (Black et al ., 2009)

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Non-use value:  the value that people assign to economic goods (including public goods) even if they never have and never will use it. (Black et al ., 2009)

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Non-profit organization:  a business granted tax-exempt status by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS).Pay no income tax on the donations they receive or any money they earn through fundraising activities. Formed to further cultural, educational, religious, professional, or public service objectives. (Black et al ., 2009)

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Nutrient Cycle  - the cycle of biological and chemical elements and compounds in  specific patterns through substances in an ecosystem; the uptake, use,  release,and storage of nutrients by plants and their environments. (Black et al ., 2009)

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Ocean Pollution: occurs when harmful, or potentially harmful, effects result from the entry into the ocean of chemicals, particles, industrial, agricultural, and residential waste, noise, or the spread of invasive organisms. (Oxford, 2017)

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Organism: An individual animal, plant, or single-celled life form. (Oxford, 2017)

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Overexploitation: harvesting species from the wild at rates faster than natural populations can recover, such as overfishing and overhunting (Oxford, 2017)

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Poaching: the illegal hunting or capturing of wild animals, usually associated with land use rights.(Black et al ., 2009)

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Population: All the inhabitants of a particular place.(Black et al ., 2009)

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Predation: The preying of one animal on others.(Black et al ., 2009)

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Regufe: the system of public lands and waters set aside to conserve America's fish, wildlife and plants. (oxford, 2017)

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Renewable Energy: Energy from a source that is not depleted when used, such as wind or solar power. (Black et al ., 2009)

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Reproduction rates: the average number of offspring that would be born to a female (or a group of females) if she passed through her lifetime conforming to the age-specific fertility and mortality rates of a given year (Oxford, 2017)

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Resilience: The capacity to recover quickly from difficulties; toughness.(Black et al ., 2009)

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Sanctuaires: naturally occurring sanctuary, such as an island, that provides protection for species from hunting, predation, competition or poaching; it is a protected area, a geographic territory within which wildlife is protected.(Black et al ., 2009)

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Scavenger: An animal that feeds on carrion, dead plant material, or refuse.(Black et al ., 2009)

Socioeconomic status: an economic and sociological combined total measure of a person's work experience and of an individual's or family's economic and social position in relation to others, based on income, education, and occupation. (Black et al ., 2009)

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Species Diversity: the number of different species that are represented in a given community. (Black et al ., 2009)

Storm Surge: A rising of the sea as a result of wind and atmospheric pressure changes associated with a storm. (Black et al ., 2009)