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The Balance of Nature—What Does it Mean?

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  03 September 2009

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Maintaining the balance of nature means keeping up the biological equilibrium; that is the quantitative balance between living beings, animals and plants. The term should refer to an area which can be defined fairly clearly, preferably from a biological standpoint.

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