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Ecology

Contributors in Ecology

Ecology

bonemeal

Biology; Ecology

An amendment that adds phosphorus to soils that need it. See Macronutrients.

systemic insecticide

Biology; Ecology

A chemical that makes a prey toxic to a predator. Often sprayed on plants.

stoss

Biology; Ecology

A slope that faces into ice flow, wind, or running water. Opposite of lee.

sea stack

Biology; Ecology

A column or pillar of rock near a coastline. Shaped from eroded headlands.

obsidian

Biology; Ecology

Dark glass congealed from rapidly cooled lava. Often composed of rhyolite.

heave

Biology; Ecology

The partial levering of a plant up from soil alternately frozen and thawed.

biocenose

Biology; Ecology

The interacting organisms living together in a habitat. A biotic community.

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