ecological integrity
Defined in 1 place of the United States Code.
The term “ecological integrity” means a landscape where ecological processes are functioning to maintain the structure, composition, activity, and resilience of the landscape over time, including—
(A) a complex of plant communities, habitats and conditions representative of variable and sustainable successional conditions; and
(B) the maintenance of biological diversity, soil fertility, and genetic interchange.
Source
- 2001–present16 U.S.C. § 460NNNConservation · Definitions · in this subchapter