Coastal morphology is the study of natural processes ongoing at the shoreline and of the impact due to human interventions within the coastal zone. The field involves aspects of civil engineering, physical geography, nearshore oceanography and marine geology, often directed at combating erosion of coasts or providing navigational access. (https://www.tudelft.nl/citg/over-faculteit/afdelingen/hydraulic-engineering/sections/coastal-engineering/coastal-morphology)
The portion of the body posterior to the anus, the postanal region. (FAO, 2017. A guide to the eggs and larvae of 100 common Western Mediterranean Sea bony fish species https://openknowledge.fao.org/handle/20.500.14283/i7708en)
The white, nearly tasteless solid-rendered fat of cattle and sheep used chiefly in soap, candles, and lubricants. (National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, 2024. Environmental Health Sciences Glossary https://www.niehs.nih.gov/health/topics/glossary citing U.S. National Library of Medicine)
Tamarindus indica is a member of multipurpose, tropical evergreen leguminous species of Caesalpiniaceae subfamily native to Africa and southern Asia. It can grow in versatile soil conditions. T. indica is very popular for its delicious appetizing fruit. The soft, succulent, juicy ripened pulp usually is used in confectionery and household as an ingredient of chutnies, pickles, curries, preserves, beverages, and sherbets. (Salim Azad, Tamarindo—Tamarindus indica, Editor(s): Sueli Rodrigues, Ebenezer de Oliveira Silva, Edy Sousa de Brito, Exotic Fruits, Academic Press, 2018, Pages 403-412,
ISBN 9780128031384, https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-803138-4.00055-1.)
A relatively level plain or step that is formed by the deposition of alluvial sediments in floodplains when water velocities are reduced as the river subsides from a high flow event. (https://www.fishbase.ca/Glossary/Glossary.php?sc=is&q=alluvial+terrace)
Myriophyllum aquaticum is a flowering plant, a vascular dicot, commonly called parrot's-feather and parrot feather watermilfoil (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myriophyllum_aquaticum)
Systematic registration: registering land for the first time (“first registration”) using a systematic approach to surveying, adjudicating and registering parcels on a regular, area by area basis that covers all the land in a particular area. It has typically been done through a government programme. (粮农组织。2021。《土地相关术语表 — 聚焦权属治理自愿准则》。罗马。https://doi.org/10.4060/cb3213b
FAO. 2021. Glossary of land-related terms - Focus on the Voluntary Guidelines on the Governance of Tenure. Rome. https://doi.org/10.4060/cb3213b)
Lake morphology is the size, surface area, shape and depth of a lake, largely determined by origin. (AGROVOC Team, adapted from https://www.lakescientist.com/lake-shape/)
Alpha-casein is the major casein protein fraction from bovine milk and is responsible for binding to many ligands. (Srinivas S, Kaul P, Prakash V. Mechanism of interaction of Pb(II) with milk proteins: a case study of alpha-casein. J Agric Food Chem. 2007 Oct 31;55(22):9283-8. doi: 10.1021/jf070911t. Epub 2007 Oct 9. PMID: 17924701.)
Prunus microcarpa, the small-fruited cherry, is a species of Prunus native to Western Asia and the Caucasus (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prunus_microcarpa)
Veterinary drug means any substance applied or administered to any food-producing animal, such as meat or milk producing animals, poultry, fish or bees, whether used for therapeutic, prophylactic or diagnostic purposes or for modification of physiological functions or behaviour. (FAO and WHO. 2023. Codex Alimentarius Commission Procedural Manual. Twenty-eighth edition, revised. Rome. https://doi.org/10.4060/cc5042en)
