(bī ō dǝ vǝr sǝ tē ): Biological variety in an environment as indicated by numbers of different species of plants and animals.

(kä nǝ fǝr): Any of an order of mostly evergreen trees and shrubs that have leaves resembling needles or scales, including trees and shrubs (like pines) that have true cones.

(di strǝ byü shǝn): The natural geographic range of a living thing.

(ē kō sis tǝm): A system made up of an ecological community of living things interacting with their environment especially under natural conditions.

(fȯr ij): (noun) Food for browsing or grazing animals.

(verb) To wander in search of forage or food.

(fȯr ǝst ma ni jǝr): A person who manages a forest; in the Forest Service, forest managers focus on managing vegetation, restoring ecosystems, reducing hazards, and maintaining forest health (definition from USDA Forest Service).

(na ch(ǝ) rǝl hi st(ǝ) rē): The natural development of something (such as an organism or disease) over a period of time.

(stǝ bi lǝ tē): The quality, state, or degree of being stable, such as the strength to stand or endure.

(stand): A group of plants growing in a continuous area.

(sǝk se shǝn): A series of one-way changes in the composition of a biological community in which one group of plants or animals is replaced by a different group.

(sǝ pres): To slow or stop the growth or development of.