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Center of Endemism:
Geographic region with numerous locally endemic species.
Characteristic Diversity:
The pattern of distribution and abundance of populations, species, and habitats under conditions where humanity's influence on the ecosystem is no greater than that of any other biotic factor.
Class:
In taxonomy, a category3 just beneath the phylum and above the order; a group of related, similar orders.
Climax Community:
The end of a successional sequence; a community that has reached stability under a particular set of environmental conditions.
Cline:
Change in population characteristics over a geographical area, usually related to a corresponding environmental change.
Clone:
A population of individuals all derived asexually from the same single parent.
Co-management:
The sharing of authority, responsibility, and benefits between government and local communities in the management of natural resources.
Common Property Resource Management:
The management of a specific resource (such as a forest or pasture) by a well-defined group of resource users with the authority to regulate its use by members and outsiders.
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