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A survey to determine, on a given area, such data as soil conditions, location, access, and topography, together with the condition, composition and constitution of the forests, for such purposes as purchase or management, or as a basis for forest policies and programmes. (FAO Language Resources Project, 2005; IUFRO, Vienna, 2005.)

The mucous membrane that covers the posterior surface of the eyelids and the anterior pericorneal surface of the eyeball. (MeSH, 2024. Conjunctiva https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/68003228)

Generally, by-product of the wet milling of maize. Gluten feed consists of fibres, spent germ and steep liquor. (Draft Definition and Classification of Commodities, W2979, FAO, 1996.)

Heartwater (also known as cowdriosis) is an acute, fatal, non-contagious, infectious, tick-borne rickettsial disease of ruminants caused by Ehrlichia ruminantium (formerly Cowdria ruminantium) and transmitted by Amblyomma ticks. (https://www.woah.org/en/disease/heartwater/)

Ecological indicators are ecosystem attributes used to depict ecological conditions, and therefore must be sensitive to degradation and have a predictable response to disturbances and to successional changes. To be useful in practice, ideally, good indicators must be easy to measure and applicable across a range of environmental conditions. (Giles, A.L., Schietti, J., Rosenfield, M.F. et al. Simple ecological indicators benchmark regeneration success of Amazonian forests. Commun Earth Environ 5, 780 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1038/s43247-024-01949-9)

Institutional feeding applies to the feeding of people in an institutional context. Institutional feeding happens in schools, hospitals, care facilities, and correctional facilities, for example. (AGROVOC Team)

An extremely fine grind size associated with forceful and prolonged grinding where physically discernable fragments cannot be detected in the finished product. (Adapted from FAO & WHO. 2024. Glossary of Terms for SCH Standards. Codex Committee on Spices and Culinary Herbs. Rome. https://www.fao.org/fao-who-codexalimentarius)

The number of offspring produced at one birth by a viviparous animal. (MeSH. 2025. Litter Size. https://meshb-prev.nlm.nih.gov/record/ui?ui=D008098)

A mathematical model is a description of a system using mathematical concepts and language. The process of developing a mathematical model is termed mathematical modeling. Mathematical models are used in the natural sciences (such as physics, biology, earth science, chemistry) and engineering disciplines (such as computer science, electrical engineering), as well as in the social sciences (such as economics, psychology, sociology, political science). A model may help to explain a system and to study the effects of different components, and to make predictions about behaviour. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mathematical_model)

Inflammation of the thin mucous membrane (conjunctiva). (Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine. 2024. Conjunctivitis. https://www.vet.cornell.edu/departments-centers-and-institutes/cornell-feline-health-center/health-information/feline-health-topics/conjunctivitis)

Reflectivity (eg of the earth, atmosphere, sea surface, land surface) measured as a percentage of incident solar radiation. (Johnson, R.K., B.J. Zahuranec, D. Boltovskoy and A.C. Pierrot-Bults. 2000. Glossary of Pelagic Biogeographic Terms. https://scor-int.org/Working_Groups/WG93_Glossary.pdf)

The condition of being stunted, much smaller than normal, having restricted growth. (Johnson, R.K., B.J. Zahuranec, D. Boltovskoy and A.C. Pierrot-Bults. 2000. Glossary of Pelagic Biogeographic Terms. https://scor-int.org/Working_Groups/WG93_Glossary.pdf)

Forest stand is mixed if two and more tree species participate in its formation. (http://hayantar.am/en/glossary-of-terms/)

Tissue that supports and binds other tissues. It consists of connective tissue cells embedded in a large amount of extracellular matrix. (MeSH, 2024. Connective Tissue https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/68003238)