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The ecological region at the lowest level of a body of water such as an ocean, including the sediment surface and some sub-surface layers. (FAO. 2021. Ecosystem approach to fisheries implementation monitoring tool – A tool to monitor implementation of the ecosystem approach to fisheries (EAF) management. User manual. Rome. https://doi.org/10.4060/cb3669en (benthic habitat))

The innermost membranous sac that surrounds and protects the developing embryo which is bathed in the amniotic fluid. Amnion cells are secretory epithelial cells and contribute to the amniotic fluid. (MeSH, 2024. Amnion https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/68000650)

Wood gas is a syngas fuel which can be used as a fuel for furnaces, stoves and vehicles in place of gasoline, diesel or other fuels. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wood_gas)

Larinus is a genus of true weevils, comprising about 180 species, mostly in the Palaearctic region. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Larinus)

Amprolium is the organic compound sold as a coccidiostat used in poultry. The drug is a thiamine analogue and blocks the thiamine transporter of Eimeria species. (Wikipedia, 2024. Amprolium https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amprolium)

Underwater organisms that live on or in the bottom of a body of water. (http://agclass.nal.usda.gov/mtwdk.exe?k=default&l=60&w=11517&n=1&s=5&t=2)

Synthetic, or human-made, variations of the male sex hormone testosterone often misused by athletes to enhance performance. (DeCS/MESH. 2025. Anabolic Androgenic Steroids. https://decs.bvsalud.org/en/ths/resource/?id=60226)

Gene transfer systems based on viruses that have RNA as their genetic material. (FAO Glossary of Biotechnology for Food and Agriculture, 2001)

Analytical chemistry is the science of obtaining, processing, and communicating information about the composition and structure of matter. (American Chemical Society. Analytical Chemistry https://www.acs.org/careers/chemical-sciences/areas/analytical-chemistry.html)

An anatomist is a specialist in anatomy. (AGROVOC Team, 2024)

Velocity microstructure is very small-scale (inch or smaller) variations of velocity, used to infer mixing rates due to turbulence and convection in the upper ocean. (Adapted from https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/blogs/fromthefield/2012/10/04/what-is-ocean-microstructure-and-why-study-it/)

CAS No. 71-43-2. A six-carbon aromatic annulene in which each carbon atom donates one of its two 2p electrons into a delocalised π system. A toxic, flammable liquid byproduct of coal distillation, it is used as an industrial solvent. Benzene is a carcinogen that also damages bone marrow and the central nervous system. (Chemical Entities of Biological Interest (ChEBI). CHEBI:16716 - benzene. https://www.ebi.ac.uk/chebi/searchId.do?chebiId=CHEBI:16716)

The nervous system outside of the brain and spinal cord. The peripheral nervous system has autonomic and somatic divisions. The autonomic nervous system includes the enteric, parasympathetic, and sympathetic subdivisions. The somatic nervous system includes the cranial and spinal nerves and their ganglia and the peripheral sensory receptors. (MeSH. 2025. Peripheral Nervous System. https://meshb.nlm.nih.gov/record/ui?ui=D017933)

An instrument designed to measure wind speed. (TRG(A10.6)/GICM, FAO, 2005. Wildland Fire Management Terminology, FAO (Updated Jan 2005).)

Stenothermy is the property of organisms adapted for life in a narrow range of temperatures. The opposite is eurythermal. The opposite is eurythermy. (FAOTERM)

The felling and removal of forest trees, including the stumps. (The English term can also relate to patches within forests free of trees, to promote habitat for animals.) (FAO Language Resources Project, 2005; IUFRO, Vienna, 2005.)