27 Terms
Contributors in Ecology
Ecology
conveyance loss
Biology; Ecology
Water lost during transport. Evaporation from a creek, leakage from a pipe.
cryosphere
Biology; Ecology
The part of the Earth that remains below the freezing point (e.g., the poles).
firn limit
Biology; Ecology
The lower boundary a glacier's firn accumulation to have endured for one year.
aposematism
Biology; Ecology
Evolving a type of protective coloration found to be useful by other species.
oligotrophic
Biology; Ecology
Low in nutrients, as in lakes high in oxygen but low in plant or animal life.
