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NALT Full

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environment

Natural Resources, Conservation, Environment
environment

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environment

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Definition

The complex of climatic, soil and biotic factors that act upon an organism or ecological community and ultimately determine its form and survival.
Source: Schwarz, Charles F.; Thor, Edward C.; Elsner, Gary H. 1976. Wildland planning glossary. Gen. Tech. Rep. PSW-13. Berkeley, Calif.: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Southwest Forest and Range Experiment Station
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