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Adaptation

a. any alteration in the structure or function of an organism or any of its parts
 that results from natural selection and by which the organism becomes better
 fitted to survive and multiply in itsenvironment.
b. a form or structure modified to fit a changed environment.
c .the ability of a species to survive in a particular ecological niche, especially 
because of alterations of form or behavior brought about through natural 
selection.
 
(http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/adaptation?s=t)

Anthropogenic

"caused or produced by humans: i.e. anthropogenic air pollution"
 
(http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/Anthropogenic?s=t)