Environmental change is a change or disturbance of the environment most often caused by human influences and natural ecological processes. Environmental changes include various factors, such as natural disasters, human interferences, or animal interaction. Environmental change encompasses not only physical changes, but also factors like an infestation of invasive species. See also Climate change (general concept) Environmental degradation Global warming Human impact on the environment Acclimatization Atlas of Our Changing Environment Phenotypic plasticity Socioeconomics References Ecology