environmental stressors

Language: en

📖 Definitions

  1. External factors in an ecosystem or physical surroundings, such as temperature changes, pollution, or noise, that cause physical or physiological strain on organisms or the environment.; External conditions or circumstances in a person's or group's surroundings that cause mental, emotional, or social tension and instability.

💬 Examples

  1. Extreme temperature fluctuations act as environmental stressors for coral reefs.

  2. The atmosphere, intended to be one of unity, became fragmented by environmental stressors and logistical failures.