Current marks are wavy surfaces formed by an alternation of small crests and depressions created at the interface between a fluid and an inconsistent sedimentary material. (http://homepage.ufp.pt/biblioteca/Sequential%20Stratigraphy/Pages/PageC5.html)
The transpiration ratio is defined as the ratio of the amount of water transpired to the amount of dry matter produced. (Adapted from FAO, 1997. Small-scale irrigation for arid zones https://www.fao.org/3/W3094E/w3094e00.htm)
Combretum erythrophyllum is a medium to large-sized, spreading tree found in bush along river banks in southern Africa. It is planted as a shade and ornamental tree in South Africa and the United States, and is propagated by seed. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Combretum_erythrophyllum)
Ciprofloxacin is a fluoroquinolone antibiotic used to treat a number of bacterial infections. CAS Number 85721-33-1. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ciprofloxacin)
Fruit of Solanum muricatum, known as pepino dulce ("sweet cucumber" in English, in order to differentiate it from cucumber which is also called "pepino" in Spanish) or simply pepino. The pepino dulce fruit resembles a melon in color, and its flavor recalls a succulent mixture of honeydew and cucumber, and thus it is also sometimes called pepino melon or melon pear. (Wikipedia. 2026. Solanum muricatum https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solanum_muricatum)
Icefields are expanses of glacial ice flowing in multiple directions. Like ice caps, icefields usually cover less than 50,000 square kilometers (19,300 square miles), so they are much smaller than the ice sheets blanketing Greenland and Antarctica. In contrast to ice caps, icefields are interrupted by peaks of the underlying mountain ridges, and those mountains influence the flow of the icefield. (https://nsidc.org/cryosphere/glaciers/gallery/icefields.html)
A large group of mainly aquatic arthropods which include crabs, lobsters, shrimps, woodlice, barnacles, and many minute forms. They are very diverse, but most have four or more pairs of limbs and several other appendages. (FAOLEX. 2025. Glossary https://www.fao.org/faolex/)
A warming of the ocean current along the coasts of Peru and Ecuador that is generally associated with dramatic changes in the weather patterns of the region; a major El Niño event generally occurs every 3 to 7 years and is associated with changes in the weather patterns worldwide. (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, cited at https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/69673)
Chlamydia suis is a member of the genus Chlamydia. C. suis has only been isolated from swine, in which it may be endemic. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chlamydia_suis)
Mapping of the linear order and distance of genes on a chromosome using methods other than genetic recombination. (https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/25864)
Also known as aquaculture feeds, aquafeeds are feeds used to farm aquatic species. (FAO. 2024. The State of World Fisheries and Aquaculture 2024 – Blue Transformation in action. Rome. https://doi.org/10.4060/cd0683en)
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Includes feeds for fish, shrimp and other species in aquaculture. For "fish feeds" specifically, use <c_eac261e3>
A trap or pound net is a type of fishing gear with a complex organization of nets anchored to the substrate that “lead” or funnel fish into a final compartment (i.e., trap or pound) from which they cannot escape. (https://fishionary.fisheries.org/tag/trap-net/)
Disorders characterised by abnormal temporary or permanent loss of hair. (Adapted from https://icd.who.int/browse11/l-m/en#/http://id.who.int/icd/entity/1313926062)
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In animals, "wool loss" is the term paravets normally use to describe alopecia in sheep, and "hair loss" for the same in goats and cattle.
Tapeworms are a type of platyhelminth, or flatworm, and make up the taxonomic class Cestoda. Infections by tapeworms cause significant morbidity to humans worldwide as well as major production losses in livestock. (Karen A. Alroy, Robert H. Gilman, 130 - Tapeworm Infections,
Editor(s): Edward T. Ryan, David R. Hill, Tom Solomon, Naomi E. Aronson, Timothy P. Endy, Hunter's Tropical Medicine and Emerging Infectious Diseases (Tenth Edition),
Elsevier. 2020, Pages 932-940, ISBN 9780323555128,
https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-323-55512-8.00130-7.)
A feeling of exhaustion, lethargy, or decreased energy, usually experienced as a weakening or depletion of one's physical or mental resource and characterised by a decreased capacity for work and reduced efficiency in responding to stimuli. Fatigue is normal following a period of exertion, mental or physical, but sometimes may occur in the absence of such exertion as a symptom of health conditions. (International Classification of Diseases, Eleventh Revision (ICD-11), World Health Organization (WHO) 2019/2021 https://icd.who.int/browse11. Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 3.0 IGO licence (CC BY-ND 3.0 IGO). https://icd.who.int/browse/2024-01/mms/en#1109546957)
The Devonian is a geologic period and system of the Paleozoic, spanning 60 million years from the end of the Silurian, 419.2 million years ago (Mya), to the beginning of the Carboniferous, 358.9 Mya. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Devonian)
The right of individuals to seek and obtain a remedy through formal or informal institutions of justice for grievances in compliance with human rights standards. Access to justice involves normative legal protection, legal awareness, legal aid and counsel, adjudication, enforcement, and civil society oversight. (FAOLEX. 2025. Glossary https://www.fao.org/faolex/)