A measurement of how much water falls as rain or snow in a certain period of time. (Adapted from https://www.ssc.education.ed.ac.uk/BSL/geography/rainfalld.html)
Radio waves have the longest wavelengths of all types of electromagnetic radiation, The wavelength of a radio wave can span from the width of a football to the size of a planet. (European Space Agency. 2025. Observations: Seeing in radio wavelengths. https://www.esa.int/Science_Exploration/Space_Science/Observations_Seeing_in_radio_wavelengths)
Dicistroviridae is a family of viruses in the order Picornavirales. Invertebrates, including aphids, leafhoppers, flies, bees, ants, and silkworms, serve as natural hosts. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dicistroviridae)
Target species refers to the specific species or group of organisms that are the focus of a particular study, project, conservation effort, or management plan. For example, in fisheries target species are species that are primarily sought by the fishers in a particular fishery. (Adapted from A Fishery Manager's Guidebook - Management Measures and their Application, FAO Fisheries Technical Paper 382, FAO, 2002 (https://www.fao.org/3/y3427e/y3427e0c.htm).)
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The term is commonly used in various fields, including ecology, conservation biology, fisheries, agriculture, and pest control.
Tongue (the muscular organ) when consumed as food. The tongues of some animals are consumed and sometimes prized as delicacies. (Adapted from Wikipedia, 2024. Tongue. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tongue)
Alternative splicing is a cellular process in which exons from the same gene are joined in different combinations, leading to different, but related, mRNA transcripts. These mRNAs can be translated to produce different proteins with distinct structures and functions — all from a single gene. (National Human Genome Research Institute, 2023. Alternative splicing https://www.genome.gov/genetics-glossary/Alternative-Splicing Accessed 30 May 2023)
A matrilineal lineage group is one where the line of descent and membership is transmitted by the female. (Multilingual thesaurus on land tenure (English version)
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Scolytus rugulosus is a polyphagous species with a body length of 1.4 to 3.2 mm. It mainly attacks weakened fruit trees. It is widespread throughout Europe and, depending on the conditions, has 1 to 2 generations per a year (Forest Protection Service. 2025. Scolytus rugulosus. https://www.forestpests.eu/pest/scolytus-rugulosus)
Herd immunity is the indirect protection from a contagious infectious disease that happens when a population is immune either through vaccination or immunity developed through previous infection. (https://www.gavi.org/vaccineswork/what-herd-immunity)
Water allocation is the allocation in terms of quantity, quality or timing of water resources between and within different sectors and for different uses. It is one of the biggest challenges in water management and protection. (https://unece.org/environment-policy/water/areas-work-convention/water-allocation-transboundary-context)
Numerical analysis is the study of algorithms that use numerical approximation (as opposed to symbolic manipulations) for the problems of mathematical analysis (as distinguished from discrete mathematics). (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Numerical_analysis)
