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Phyllody is a condition where parts of a flower, or the entire flower, is replaced with leafy structures. (Royal Horticultural Society. 2025. Phyllody. https://www.rhs.org.uk/problems/phyllody)

Sentinel animals are a form of targeted surveillance. In disease monitoring, they comprise groups of unexposed animals that have not been vaccinated and are managed at fixed locations and sampled regularly to detect new infections. The term "sentinel animal" is also used to refer to any non-human animal that can exhibit responses to pollutants before those pollutants significantly impact the ecosystem or human health. (Adapted from WOAH, 2016. Terrestrial Animal Health Code. Infection with bluetongue virus; and Beeby, A. 2001. What do sentinels stand for? Environmental Pollution 112(2): 285-298.)

A cloth face mask is a mask made of common textiles, usually cotton, worn over the mouth and nose. It is used to reduce the spread of infectious respiratory droplets from the wearer to others. They are also used by the general public as protection against particulate air pollution. (Adapted from WIPO 2020. WIPO Pearl COVID-19 Glossary https://wipopearl.wipo.int/assets/static/WIPOPearl_COVID-19_Glossary.pdf and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cloth_face_mask)

Biological half-life is the time taken for concentration of a biological substance (such as a medication) to decrease from its maximum concentration (Cmax) to half of Cmax in the blood plasma. (Wikipedia, 2024. Biological half-life. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biological_half-life)

The terminal section of a fishing gear such as trawl or boat seine where the catch is accumulated before being landed on board. (Classification and illustrated definition of fishing gears, FAO, 2021 (https://www.fao.org/3/cb4966en/cb4966en.pdf))

Headwaters are the ephemeral and permanently-flowing tributaries feeding a river system. (Catchment Based Approach. Biodiversity based approach; habitat pack. https://catchmentbasedapproach.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/CaBA-Biodiversity-Pack-Headwaters.pdf)

Propolis is made by bees from tree resin and mixed with wax, honey and enzymes. It is used by bees to seal crevices/small openings in the nest. Propolis is a complex resinous substance, with antimicrobial and antiseptic properties. (Beehive products, FAO 2020. https://www.fao.org/documents/card/en/c/ca8049en)

Biostatistics can be defined as the application of the mathematical tools used in statistics to the fields of biological sciences and medicine. (Iuliano, Antonella & Franzese, M.. (2018). Introduction to Biostatistics. 10.1016/B978-0-12-809633-8.20353-1. )

Is defined as the maximum width measured just posterior to the gill openings. (https://dx.doi.org/10.3897%2Fzookeys.605.8060)

The way individuals or groups of individuals regard (perceive) their effective protection from involuntary removal from their land or residence. (LandPortal)

The pace is a two-beat gait. The two lateral limbs are used alternately for weight support, i.e., the left forelimb and left hindlimb move in unison, as do both right limbs. The forelimb may cycle slightly earlier than the ipsilateral hindlimb. (http://vanat.cvm.umn.edu/gaits/pace.html)

On Earth, daytime is roughly the period of the day during which any given point in the world experiences natural illumination from especially direct sunlight. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daytime)

Veronica verna L. (http://www.gbif.org/species/3172116)

Analytical error is the difference between the analysis and the concentration of the constituent in the total specimen. (Miesch, 1967. A.T. Miesch. Theory of Error in Geochemical Data (Professional Paper). (1967). (U.S. Geological Survey). https://pubs.usgs.gov/pp/0574a/report.pdf)

Piracy is an act of robbery or criminal violence by ship or boat-borne attackers upon another ship or a coastal area, typically with the goal of stealing cargo and other valuable items or properties. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piracy)