A remnant natural area, also known as remnant habitat, is an ecological community containing native flora and fauna that has not been significantly disturbed by destructive activities such as agriculture, logging, pollution, development, fire suppression, or non-native species invasion.[1] The more disturbed an area has been, the less characteristic it becomes of remnant habitat. Remnant areas are also described as "biologically intact" or "ecologically intact."[2]
Remnant natural areas are often used as reference ecosystems in ecological restoration projects.[3]
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- ^ "Defining wilderness". wild.org. WILD Foundation. Retrieved 2018-08-20.
- ^ McDonald, Tein; Gann, George; Jonson, Justin; Dixon, Kingsley (December 2016). "International Standards for the Practice of Ecological Restoration - Including Principles and Key Concepts" (PDF). Society for Ecological Restoration. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 15, 2017. Retrieved August 20, 2018.