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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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jetty
Environment; Environmental conservation
A structure (as a pier or mole of wood or stone) extending into a sea, lake, or river to influence the current or tide or to protect a harbor.
joint
Environment; Environmental conservation
Joint is a measure of how well or poorly sorted sediment is.
juvenile water
Environment; Environmental conservation
Water entering the hydrologic cycle for the first time.
unconfined aquifer
Environment; Environmental conservation
An aquifer in which the upper boundary is the water table.
aquifuge
Environment; Environmental conservation
An absolutely impermeable unit that will not transmit any water.
aquitard
Environment; Environmental conservation
A layer of low permeability that can store groundwater and also transmit it slowly from one aquifer to another. Also named as leaky confinging layer.
artesian aquifer
Environment; Environmental conservation
An aquifer that contains water under pressure as a result of hydrostatic head. For artesian conditions to exist, an aquifer must be overlain by a confining material and receive a supply of water. ...
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