Illustrative List of Stresses

Altered composition/structure/age classes

Altered succession patterns

Inability to find a mate

Extraordinary predation/parasitism/disease (i.e., mortality > birth)

Loss of genetic diversity

Excessive herbivory

Resource depletion

Altered nutrient cycles

Altered air temperature/relative humidity

Altered light regimes

Altered water chemistry (e.g., salinity)

Modification of water levels; changes in natural flow patterns

Altered composition/structure

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