Environmental conservation

Environmental conservation

Terms related to protecting natural resources including plant and animal species as well as their habitat for the future.

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artesian well

Environment; Environmental conservation

A water well drilled into a confined aquifer where enough hydraulic pressure exists for the water to flow to the surface without pumping.

artesian zone

Environment; Environmental conservation

A zone where water is confined in an aquifer under pressure so that the water will rise in the well casing or drilled hole above the bottom of the confining layer overlying the aquifer.

atmosphere

Environment; Environmental conservation

The envelope of air surrounding the Earth and bound to it by the Earth's gravitational attraction. Studies of the chemical properties, dynamic motions, and physical processes of this system ...

available soil moisture

Environment; Environmental conservation

The portion of water in a soil that can be readily absorbed by plant roots. It is the amount of water released between in situ field capacity and the permanent wilting point.

Amount of water entering the aquifer on an average annual basis. Averages mean very little for the Edwards because the climate of the region and structure of the aquifer produce a situation in which ...