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Biology

A natural science concerned with the study of life or living matter in all its forms and phenomena, especially in relation to their origin, growth, reproduction, structure, behaviour and evolution.

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matted-row

Biology; Ecology

Placing plants off center or on a diagonal rather than in space-consuming rows.

panhumanism

Biology; Ecology

Gary Snyder’s term for humanistic scholarship that fully embraces the nonhuman.

highwalls

Biology; Ecology

The exposed, unexcavated cross-sections left by highwall strip mining of coal.

riprap

Biology; Ecology

Rock, concrete, brick, etc. Assembled into shoreline facing to check erosion.

ecliptic

Biology; Ecology

The apparent circular path of the sun around the Earth as seen from the ground.

isogamy

Biology; Ecology

Where two individuals combine half their genes to make an individual offspring.

frost creep

Biology; Ecology

A gradual downslope movement of soil caused by repeated thawing and freezing.