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Ecology

apical meristem

Biology; Ecology

The tissue-creating cells at the growing tip of a branch or root.

biomass

Biology; Ecology

The total quantity of living matter in a given area or ecosystem.

throughfall

Biology; Ecology

Scientific-sounding name for rain going through a forest canopy.

photon

Biology; Ecology

A packet of light energy. Beams of light are composed of photons.

peripheral isolate

Biology; Ecology

A group that ends up far from the parent species. See Speciation.

periglacial

Biology; Ecology

Near a glacier. Usually refers to landforms shaped by glaciation.

oxbow lake

Biology; Ecology

A bend in a stream cut off from the rest of the water by erosion.

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