A carbon sink is any process, activity, or mechanism that absorbs more carbon dioxide from the atmosphere than it releases. Forests,oceans, and soil are the world’s largest natural carbon sinks. (UNDP. 2023. The Climate Dictionary. https://www.undp.org/publications/climate-dictionary)
A common superficial bacterial infection caused by Staphylococcus aureus or group A beta-hemolytic streptococci. Characteristics include pustular lesions that rupture and discharge a thin, amber-colored fluid that dries and forms a crust. This condition is commonly located on the face, especially about the mouth and nose. (MeSH. 2024. Impetigo. https://meshb-prev.nlm.nih.gov/record/ui?ui=D007169)
The science of fungal anatomy is the study of the internal and external structure of fungi, including their cellular organization, tissue arrangement, and reproductive structures, to gain insights into their biology, classification, and ecological roles. (AGROVOC Team, 2023)
Blastophaga psenes is a wasp species in the genus Blastophaga. It pollinates the common fig Ficus carica and the closely related Ficus palmata. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blastophaga_psenes)
Infectious bovine rhinotracheitis/infectious pustular vulvovaginitis (IBR/IPV), caused by bovine herpesvirus 1 (BoHV-1), is a disease of domestic and wild cattle. The disease is characterised by clinical signs of the upper respiratory tract, such as a (muco)purulent nasal discharge, hyperaemia of the muzzle (red nose disease) and by conjunctivitis. (WOAH. 2024. Infectious bovine rhinotracheitis/infectious pustular vulvovaginitis. https://www.woah.org/en/disease/infectious-bovine-rhinotracheitis-infectious-pustular-vulvovaginitis/)
Lycoperdon perlatum, popularly known as the common puffball, warted puffball, gem-studded puffball, or the devil's snuff-box, is a species of puffball fungus in the family Agaricaceae. (https://en.wikipedia.org)
Geocarpy is the production of all diaspores beneath the soil surface. (Ellner, S. and Shmida, A. (1981) Why are adaptations for long‐range seed dispersal rare in desert plants? Oecologia, 51, 133–144. AND van der Pijl, L. 1982. Principles of dispersal in higher plants (3rd ed.). SpringerVerlag, Berlin, Germany)
A flesh-eating animal or plant. Carnivores are usually secondary consumers in the food chain and are members of the Carnivora. They are primarily predatory, placental mammals that have large, canine teeth and sharp molars or pre-molars. (Alberta: Naturally! 2001. Glossary for the Nature of Alberta.
https://epe.lac-bac.gc.ca/100/205/301/ic/cdc/abnature/glossary.htm)
The invagination of one portion of a tubular anatomical structure (especially intestines or blood vessels) within the next. (https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/intussusception)
