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The overflowing of the normal confines of a stream or other body of water, or the accumulation of water over areas not normally submerged. Floods include river (fluvial) floods, flash floods, urban floods, pluvial floods, sewer floods, coastal floods and glacial lake outburst floods. (Agard, J., Schipper, E.L.F., Birkmann, J., Campos, M., Dubeux, C., Nojiri, Y., Olsoon, L. et al. 2014. Glossary. In: IPCC, ed. Climate Change 2014: Impacts, Adaptation, and Vulnerability. Part A: Global and Sectoral Aspects. Contribution of Working Group II to the Fifth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. pp. 1757–1776. Cambridge, UK and New York, USA, Cambridge University Press. www.ipcc.ch/site/assets/uploads/2018/02/WGIIAR5-AnnexII_FINAL.pdf)

Scabs are protective crusts that form over wounds as part of the natural healing process. They develop when blood, plasma, and other fluids from the injured area dry and harden, creating a barrier that protects the wound from infection, debris, and further injury while the underlying tissue repairs itself. (FAO Animal Health, 2024.)

Apis florea, the dwarf honeybee, is the smallest species of honeybee. (http://www.fao.org/3/x0083e/X0083E02.htm)

Microbiome: This term refers to the entire habitat, including the microorganisms (bacteria, archaea, lower and higher eurkaryotes, and viruses), their genomes (i.e., genes), and the surrounding environmental conditions. This definition is based on that of “biome,” the biotic and abiotic factors of given environments. (Marchesi, J.R., Ravel, J. The vocabulary of microbiome research: a proposal. Microbiome 3, 31 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1186/s40168-015-0094-5)

Members of the bee genus Bombus: social bees that form colonies with a single queen or brood-parasitic or cuckoo bumble-bees (previously Psithyrus). (Aizen, M.A., Basu, P. , Bienefeld, K., Biesmeijer, J.C., Garibaldi, L.A., Gemmill-Herren, B, Imperatriz-Fonseca, V.L., Klein, A-L., Potts, S.G., Seymour C.L. & Vanbergen, A.J. 2023. Sustainable use and conservation of invertebrate pollinators. Background Study Paper, No. 72. Commission on Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture. Rome, FAO)

Animal without a backbone, living one stage of its life cycle, usually the nymph or larval stage. Macroinvertebrates are visible without magnification, and many are benthic organisms. (Roni, Phil & Hanson, Karrie & Pess, G. & Beechie, Timothy & Pollock, Michael & Bartley, Devin. (2005). Habitat Rehabilitation for Inland Fisheries: Global Review of Effectiveness and Guidance for Restoration of Freshwater Ecosystems. https://www.fao.org/4/a0039e/a0039e00.htm)