55 Terms
Contributors in Ecology
Ecology
bergschrund
Biology; Ecology
A deep crevasse usually opened by ice at the head of a moving alpine glacier.
biotic potential
Biology; Ecology
A population's maximum production rate given ideal surroundings and resources.
explosive eruption
Biology; Ecology
Common in composite and caldera volcanoes. Contrast with Effusive Eruption.
seafloor spreading
Biology; Ecology
The creation of seafloor crust moving outward from the mid-oceanic ridge.