Biological Oceanography is the study of the ocean through the lens of marine life, its distribution, abundance, environmental interaction, and predation. Biological Oceanographers look into the processes that lead to the unique behavioral and reproductive patterns of marine organisms. (Anja H (2021) Difference between Marine Biology Versus Biological Oceanography. J Marine Sci Res Dev 11: 325. DOI: 10.4172/2155-9910.1000325)
A fishery stock of which abundance is below the level that can produce the maximum sustainable yield. (FAO. 2024. The State of World Fisheries and Aquaculture 2024. Blue Transformation in action. Rome. https://doi.org/10.4060/cd0683en)
Colour is one of the most important quality parameters in consumers’ preferences. Fruits differently exposed to the sun differ in colour, frequently looking unripe and reach full maturity just on handling or transport, some still green and appearing unripe. (https://www.agriculturejournals.cz/publicFiles/4_2008-RAE.pdf)
A blowout is the uncontrolled release of crude oil and/or natural gas from an oil well or gas well after pressure control systems have failed. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blowout_(well_drilling))
Lagerstroemia indica, the crape myrtle (also crepe myrtle, crêpe myrtle, or crepeflower) is a species of flowering plant in the genus Lagerstroemia of the family Lythraceae. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lagerstroemia_indica)
The ability of an organism to cope with feed deprivation, i.e. the ability to exhibit a weight loss as low as possible while no feed is available. For example, fasting tolerance in fish is estimated by measuring how much weight fish have lost over a given fasting period. (WorldFish and AGROVOC team)
Avian infectious bronchitis (IB) is caused by the Gammacoronavirus infectious bronchitis virus (IBV). The virus causes infections mainly in chickens and is a significant pathogen of commercial meat and egg type birds. (https://www.woah.org/en/disease/avian-infectious-bronchitis/)
A deed is a written or printed instrument that effects a legal disposition such as a contract for sale. (FAO. 2003. Multilingual Thesaurus on Land Tenure. https://openknowledge.fao.org/handle/20.500.14283/x2038e)
The melon seed milk (MSM) which was one of the plant derived milk, had the potential to be nutritious and healthy beverage for vegan/vegetarian diet and/or people who have lactose intolerance. (https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4921091/pdf/13197_2016_Article_2214.pdf)
A lattice design in which the number of treatment must be a perfect square. Blocks per replicate and plots per block are equal, and are the square root of the number of treatments. (http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/AGRO_00000336)
A propulsion system is a machine that produces thrust to push an object forward. (NASA. 2021. Welcome to the Beginner's Guide to Propulsion. [Cited 11 November 2024]. https://www.grc.nasa.gov/www/k-12/airplane/bgp.html)
A communication strategy is a single, coherent narrative that describes a communications solution to a problem or bundle of problems. (https://gcs.civilservice.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/Writing-a-comms-strategy.pdf)
Marchalina hellenica is a sap sucking scale insect endemic to the Aegean basin and it has been introduced to several regions in Greece and Turkey to increase pine honey production. It is also considered as a pest since heavy infestation may leave the host trees vulnerable to secondary pests. (Oğuzoğlu Ş, Avcı M, İpekdal K. Predators of the giant pine scale, Marchalina hellenica (Gennadius 1883; Hemiptera: Marchalinidae), out of its natural range in Turkey. Open Life Sci. 2021 Jul 1;16(1):682-694. doi: 10.1515/biol-2021-0066. PMID: 34250247; PMCID: PMC8253450.)
Systems research strives to develop knowledge about how a system is influenced by the relationships among its component parts and how that complex system functions as a whole. (http://www.aceweb.org/resources/Documents/2017%20Gold%20Awards/Class%2022-Systems_Research_for_Agriculture.pdf)
The manner in which fuel ignites, flame develops, and fire spreads and exhibits other related phenomena as determined by the interaction of fuels, weather, and topography. (TRG(A10.6)/GICM, FAO, 2005. Wildland Fire Management Terminology, FAO (Updated Jan 2005).)
A predictable inundation of the floodplain from the river, which results in adaptations to flooding by local organisms. (New Mexico Energy, Minerals and Natural Resources Department. n.d. Interpreting a Hydrograph. https://www.emnrd.nm.gov/spd/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/InterpretingaHydrograph.pdf)
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The flood pulse concept explains how the periodic inundation and drought (flood pulse) control the lateral exchange of water, nutrients and organisms between the main river channel (or lake) and the connected floodplain.
