Adjustment in natural or human systems in response to actual or expected climatic stimuli or their effects, which moderates harm or exploits beneficial opportunities.; Genetically determined characteristic that enhances the ability of an organism to cope with its environment.; The process of change in structure and/or function that makes an organism or a population better suited to survive in a slow or rapidly changing environment. Adaptation may be achieved by phenotypic tuning to prevailing environmental conditions, or through evolutionary changes of genetic structure at the population level.; Adjustment in natural or human systems to a new or changing environment, including anticipatory and reactive adaptation, private and public adaptation, and autonomous and planned adaptation.; The morphological, physiological, and behavioural characteristics and processes organisms have acquired and utilize to survive.
References
- White, J.M. Glossary of important terms in wildlife ecology. Monticello, USA: University of Arkansas, ND. - UN Environment (2019). Global Environment Outlook – GEO-6 : Healthy Planet, Healthy People. Nairobi. DOI 10.1017/9781108627146.
GEO-1-6
Adjustment in natural or human systems in response to actual or expected climatic stimuli or their effects, which moderates harm or exploits beneficial opportunities.; Genetically determined characteristic that enhances the ability of an organism to cope with its environment.; The process of change in structure and/or function that makes an organism or a population better suited to survive in a slow or rapidly changing environment. Adaptation may be achieved by phenotypic tuning to prevailing environmental conditions, or through evolutionary changes of genetic structure at the population level.; Adjustment in natural or human systems to a new or changing environment, including anticipatory and reactive adaptation, private and public adaptation, and autonomous and planned adaptation.; The morphological, physiological, and behavioural characteristics and processes organisms have acquired and utilize to survive.
References
- White, J.M. Glossary of important terms in wildlife ecology. Monticello, USA: University of Arkansas, ND.