Sec. 3. Definitions
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In this Act: The term adaptation means— the process of adjustment to actual or expected climate and the effects of climate change; and with respect to fish, wildlife, and plants, protection, management, and conservation efforts designed to maintain or enhance the ability of fish, wildlife, and plants to withstand, adjust to, or recover from the effects of extreme weather and climate change (including, where applicable, ocean acidification, drought, flooding, and wildfire). The term Center means the National Climate Change and Wildlife Science Center established under section 6(a)(1).
The term Committee means the Advisory Committee on Climate Change and Natural Resource Sciences established under section 6(b)(1). The term ecological processes means biological, chemical, or physical interaction between the biotic and abiotic components of an ecosystem, including— decomposition; disease epizootiology; disturbance regimes, such as fire and flooding; gene flow; hydrological cycling; larval dispersal and settlement; nutrient cycling; pollination; predator-prey relationships; and soil formation.
The term habitat means the physical, chemical, and biological properties that fish, wildlife, or plants use for growth, reproduction, survival, food, water, or cover (whether on land, in water, or in an area or region). The term habitat connectivity means areas that facilitate terrestrial, marine, estuarine, and freshwater fish, wildlife, or plant movement that is necessary— for migration, gene flow, or dispersal; or to respond to the ongoing and expected effects of climate change (including, where applicable, ocean acidification, drought, flooding, and wildfire).
The term Indian tribe has the meaning given the term in section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act ( 25 U.S.C. 5304 ). The term National Strategy means the National Fish, Wildlife, and Plants Climate Adaptation Strategy released March 26, 2013. The terms resilience and resilient mean the ability to anticipate, prepare for, and adapt to changing conditions and withstand, respond to, and recover rapidly from disruptions. The term State means— a State of the United States; the District of Columbia;
American Samoa; Guam; the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands; the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico; and the United States Virgin Islands. The term Working Group means the National Fish, Wildlife, and Plants Climate Adaptation Strategy Joint Implementation Working Group established under section 4(a).
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