Describing the ability of a community or Ecosystem to function naturally. Good condition refers to a strong ability for natural function while poor condition refers to dysfunction or unnatural functions. Causes of poor condition include (but are not limited to) invasion by non-nativespecies, losses of nativespecies, and changes in the proportions of nativespecies.
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