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Positive Feedback Loops

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AP Environmental Science

Definition

Positive feedback loops are self-reinforcing cycles in which a change in one factor leads to an amplification of that change, resulting in further changes in the same direction. They can have both beneficial and detrimental effects on ecosystems.

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