Adenine (A) is one of the four nucleotide bases in DNA, with the other three being cytosine (C), guanine (G) and thymine (T). (National Human Genome Research Institute, 2024. Talking Glossary of Genomic and Genetic Terms. https://www.genome.gov/genetics-glossary/Adenine)
Human females who are pregnant, as cultural, psychological, or sociological entities. (MeSH. 2025. Pregnant Women. https://meshb-prev.nlm.nih.gov/record/ui?ui=D037841)
Human female adolescents who are pregnant, as cultural, psychological, or sociological entities. (Adapted from MeSH. 2025. Pregnant Women. https://meshb-prev.nlm.nih.gov/record/ui?ui=D037841)
Arthropod-borne viruses. A non-taxonomic designation for viruses that can replicate in both vertebrate hosts and arthropod vectors. (National Library of Medicine. MeSH (Medical Subject Headings), 2025, 'Arboviruses', http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D001103)
Treatment of the crop, organism, soil or other medium with an input designed to aid in meeting requirements, which cam describe how a product or substance can be administered or applied. (Adapted from ISO/TMB/SAG SF - Strategic Advisory Group on Smart Farming, Final Report – January 2023, https://www.iso.org/files/live/sites/isoorg/files/publications/en/2023_SAG-SF_Final_Report.pdf)
A liquid into which something is dipped for treatment. For example, sheep dip is a liquid formulation of insecticide and fungicide that shepherds and farmers use to protect their sheep from infestation against external parasites. (Adapted from Wikipedia. 2024. Sheep dip. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sheep_dip)
Disease tolerance is a defence strategy, distinct from resistance because it protects the host by promoting host health while having a neutral to positive effect on pathogen fitness. (Adapted from McCarville JL, Ayres JS. Disease tolerance: concept and mechanisms. Curr Opin Immunol. 2018 Feb;50:88-93. doi: 10.1016/j.coi.2017.12.003. Epub 2017 Dec 15. PMID: 29253642; PMCID: PMC5884632.)
Diadromous ray-finned fishes of the Family Anguillidae, Order Anguilliformes (eels and morays). (Adapted from FishBase glossary: https://www.fishbase.se/glossary/Glossary.php?sc=2&q=freshwater+eel)
Fishery statistics are the primary means to measure the performance of a fishery within the social, economic, biological and environmental framework in which it is conducted. (FAO. 2002. Sample-Based Fishery Surveys - A Technical Handbook. https://www.fao.org/4/y2790e/y2790e02.htm)
The ecosystem approach is a strategy for the integrated management of land, water and living resources that promotes conservation and equitable, sustainable use. It is based on the application of appropriate scientific methodologies focused on levels of biological organization that encompass the essential processes, functions and interactions among organisms and their environment. It recognizes that humans, with their cultural diversity, are an integral component of ecosystems. (CBD, 2000)
Co-management can be understood as “a situation in which two or more social actors negotiate, define and guarantee amongst themselves a fair sharing of the management functions, entitlements and responsibilities for a given territory, area or set of natural resources. (Borrini-Feyerabend, G., M. T. Farvar, J. C. Nguinguiri and V. Ndangang (2000). Comanagement of Natural Resources: Organizing Negotiation and Learning by Doing. Heidelberg, Ge: Kasparek Verlag)
