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Bacterial Growth

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PLAY: can be played on ANY bacteria SPECIES card (including upside down cards placed due to SPREADING of bacteria). EFFECT: Any bacterial cards adjacent to this card is now worth +1 points (includes upside down card).

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Bacterial growth is the division of one bacterium into two daughter cells in a process called binary fission. Providing no mutational event occurs the resulting daughter cells are genetically identical to the original cell. Hence, “local doubling” of the bacterial population occurs. Both daughter cells from the division do not necessarily survive. However, if the number surviving exceeds […] read more

Increase Biodiversity

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PLAY: can be played immediately for below effect and then discarded.
EFFECT: Allows player to look through his/her discard pile, and choose 1 SPECIES card to put back into his/her hand.

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Biodiversity is the variation of life forms within a given ecosystem, biome, or on the entire Earth. Biodiversity is often used as a measure of the health of biological systems. The biodiversity found on Earth today consists of many millions of distinct biological species. The year 2010 has been declared as the International Year of Biodiversity. Biodiversity is not distributed evenly on Earth, […] read more

Migration

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PLAY: on 1 SPECIES card of any TERRAIN. This card has an immediate effect. EFFECT: The affected SPECIES card AS WELL AS adjacent cards (under the player’s control) can all MOVE: this together will count as a single action. Discard EVENT card after use.

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Animal migration is the travelling of long distances in search of a new habitat. The trigger for the migration may be local climate, local availability of food, or the season of the year. To be counted as a true migration, and not just a local dispersal or irruption, the movement of the animals should be […] read more

Overpopulation

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Play: Place on any SPECIES card of FOOCHAIN 2 or higher.
Effect: Any SPECIES card(s) that is the adjacent “diet” of the played card is immediately discarded.

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Overpopulation is a condition where an organism‘s numbers exceed the carrying capacity of its habitat. In common parlance, the term often refers to the relationship between the human population and its environment, theEarth.[1] Overpopulation does not depend only on the size or density of the population, but on the ratio of population to available sustainable […] read more

Population Control

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PLAY: on 1 SPECIES card. EFFECT: The opponent may only have one of that SPECIES in play. Discard all excess species cards. This includes cards which were a result of organism SPREAD.

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Biological control of pests in agriculture is a method of controlling pests (includinginsects, mites, weeds and plant diseases) that relies on predation, parasitism,herbivory, or other natural mechanisms. It can be an important component of integrated pest management (IPM) programs. Biological Control is defined as the reduction of pest populations by natural enemies and typically involves an active human role. Natural enemies of insect pests, […] read more

Oil Spill

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Play: Place this card on any water based SPECIES card
Effect: The played SPECIES card is discarded. All neighbouring species cards still adjacent to the EVENT after 1 turn will also need to be discarded.

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An oil spill is the release of a liquid petroleum hydrocarbon into the environment due to human activity, and is a form of pollution. The term often refers to marine oil spills, where oil is released into the ocean or coastal waters. The oil may be a variety of materials, including crude oil, refined petroleum […] read more