From Beneath the Ashes

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Glossary

adaptation

an alteration in the structure or function of organisms which enable them to survive in a changed environment

conservation

preserving something or keeping it unimpaired

cyclical

recurring in cycles or periods of time in which certain events or phenomena repeat themselves in the same order at the same interval

ecosystem

all the organisms living in a place as an interdependent and separate unit

firebreak

a ditch or clearing created or dug to prevent a forest fire from spreading

mosaic

a pattern or picture made by placing together small pieces of glass or stone of different colors; any patchwork pattern

prairie

a broad, largely flat tract of grassland, especially in central North America

regenerative

able to give new life or vigor to

restoration

bringing back to an original state

serotinous

of or relating to the latter and usually drier part of the summer; responsive to heat

succession

following in order

suppression

putting an end to the activity or existence of

virgin prairie

prairie that is in the original pre-settlement state