Tolerance of organisms for exposure to different stresses (Adapted from van der Meeren, T., Mangor-Jensen, A. Tolerance of Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua L.) larvae to acute ammonia exposure. Aquacult Int 28, 1753–1769 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10499-020-00555-8 )
Natural water bodies which have an intrinsic regime of extreme fluctuation in water level, with periods of complete or almost complete drying out as part of the natural cycle. They have no inflow or outflow streams at the surface, except at times of very high water level, when temporary out-flows may develop. Instead, they are directly connected to the underlying groundwater system and periodically empty and are recharged via swallow holes or smaller openings in their bed. (Adapted from UK Biodiversity Action Plan. Priority Habitat Descriptions (2011). https://freshwaterhabitats.b-cdn.net/app/uploads/2016/01/UKBAP_PriorityHabitatDesc-Rev2011.pdf)
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Aquifer-fed water bodies may include springs, ponds, wetlands, or small lakes that are sustained by groundwater discharge.
The outputs of aquaculture production intended for consumption, or domestic or international trade, presented whole or in parts, processed or unprocessed, in various product forms, regardless of their final utilization. (Adapted from FAO. 2022. The State of World Fisheries and Aquaculture 2022. Towards Blue Transformation. Rome, FAO.
https://doi.org/10.4060/cc0461en)
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Organisms or products derived from aquaculture practices
A seed policy is essentially a ‘declaration of intent’ by the government on how it wishes the seed sector to develop. (Adapted from: https://www.fao.org/3/Y2722e/y2722e1d.htm)
The Dry Corridor is a strip of territory that stretches across Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Honduras, El Salvador and Guatemala. It is an area highly vulnerable to extreme climatic events, where long periods of drought are followed by intense rains that strongly affect the livelihoods and food security of local populations. (FAO, 2024. Dry Corridor. https://www.fao.org/americas/regional-initiatives/central-american-dry-corridor/en)
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The term Dry Corridor, although referred to a climatic phenomenon, has an ecological basis and defines a group of ecosystems in the eco-region of dry tropical forests in Central America covering the lowlands of the Pacific coastal area, and most of central pre-mountain region of El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Guanacaste in Costa Rica and Panama’s Arco Seco area.
A tunnellike passage through which air is blown at a known velocity to determine the effects of wind pressure on an object (as an aircraft and their parts or model or a guided missile) placed in the passage. (FAOTERM)
Food economics is an applied field that is concerned with applying economic principles in optimizing the production and distribution of food. (Food Economics. Matthew N.O. Sadiku, Tolulope J. Ashaolu and Sarhan M. Musa (Prairie View A&M University / Southwest University, Tiansheng Road Beibei District, Chongqing, China)/International Journal of Science, Environment and Technology, Vol. 8, No 4, 2019, 747 – 750 https://www.ijset.net/journal/2384.pdf)
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Functioning of food markets and the transmission of phenomena along the supply chain, within the characteristics of agri-food supply and final consumption.
Melon necrotic spot virus (MNSV) is a virus that belongs to the Carmovirus genus of viruses in the Tombusviridae family. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melon_necrotic_spot_virus)
Cassava brown streak disease (CBSD), caused by Cassava brown streak virus (CBSV) and Ugandan cassava brown streak virus (UCBSV), is the most important biotic constraint to cassava production in East and Central Africa. (Shirima, R. R., Legg, J. P., Maeda, D. G., Tumwegamire, S., Mkamilo, G., Mtunda, K., ... & Kanju, E. (2020). Genotype by environment cultivar evaluation for cassava brown streak disease resistance in Tanzania. Virus research, 286, 198017. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.virusres.2020.198017)
Flood current: The horizontal movement of water associated with the rising tide. Flood streams generally set toward the shore, or in the direction of the tide progression. Also called flood, flood current or in going stream. (https://www.tides.gc.ca/eng/info/glossary)
Wave scattering corresponds to the collision and scattering of a wave with some material object, for instance sunlight scattered by rain drops to form a rainbow. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scattering_theory)
