Destocking refers to reducing the number of organisms, for example reducing the animal stock during drought. (Adapted from UNCCD, 2024. Livestock rotation practices and de-stocking. https://www.unccd.int/land-and-life/drought/toolbox/livestock-rotation-practices-and-de-stocking)
The quotient of the concentration of a chemical in aquatic organisms at a specific time or during a discrete time period of exposure, divided by the concentration in the surrounding water at the same time or during the same period. (GEMET)
Poppyseed oil (also poppy seed oil, poppy oil, and oleum papaveris seminis) is an edible oil from poppy seeds (seeds of Papaver somniferum, the opium poppy). The oil has culinary and pharmaceutical uses, as well as long established uses in the making of paints, varnishes, and soaps. Poppy seeds yield 45–50% oil (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poppyseed_oil)
The entry of several sperm nuclei into the egg during fertilization, although only one actually fuses with the egg nucleus. (FAO Glossary of Biotechnology for Food and Agriculture, 2001)
A sudden rise in the level of the sea along the shore, associated with a hurricane. (Standard Dictionary of Meteorological Sciences, by G-J. Proulx, Canada)
Conservation equations describe conservation of mass (continuity equation), momentum (motion equation) and energy (from the first law of thermodynamics). (J.P. Lefebvre, in Acoustics, 1999 https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-256190-0.X5000-3)
The dimensions of the human body, of which there are two main types: 1) static anthropometrics, the skeletal dimensions of the body; and 2) dynamic anthropometrics, the distances measured when the body is in motion or engaged in a physical activity. (Cornell University Ergonomics Web. 2002. Glossary. https://ergo.human.cornell.edu/ErgoTips2002/glossary.html)
Baseline data are the initial data collected prior to the start of an intervention. These data serve as a point of reference as subsequent data are collected and compared against the baseline data to measure progress towards intervention goals. (https://ahead.hiv.gov/methods/glossary/baseline-data)
These vessels use surrounding and seine nets and comprise a large group appearing in all sizes, ranging from open boats, usually at least 10 m in length, to ocean going vessels. (FA), 2021. Seiners, Fishing Vessel Types https://www.fao.org/fishery/vesseltype/700/en )
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Any type of vessel used in seining or encircling operations
A tool used to collect geological samples from the seafloor. Dredges used to obtain rocks from the seafloor generally consist of a metal net attached to square metal shovel that scrapes rocks into the net. (https://blogs.agu.org/georneys/2010/11/24/geology-word-of-the-week-d-is-for-dredge/)
Semantic interoperability is the ability of computer systems to exchange data with unambiguous, shared meaning. Semantic interoperability is a requirement to enable machine computable logic, inferencing, knowledge discovery, and data federation between information systems. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Semantic_interoperability)
Measures taken or policies instituted to protect and promote the safety of external conditions affecting the life, development and survival of an organism. (European Environment Agency https://www.eea.europa.eu/help/glossary/gemet-environmental-thesaurus/environmental-security)
A holotype is a single physical example (or illustration) of an organism, known to have been used when the species (or lower-ranked taxon) was formally described (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holotype)
