Combined Science GCSE
Reduced dependence
What Reduced dependence means in Combined Science GCSE, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Reduced dependence
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Reference: AQA
Having many interconnections in a food web rather than a single critical link, so species rely less on any one other species.
Topics that use Reduced dependence
- Biodiversity (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- Biodiversity
- Ecosystem services and physical environment
- Ecosystem stability
- Human impacts on ecosystems
- Conservation and sustainability
- Human dependence on biodiversity
- Human impact on biodiversity
- Stability
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