Ecology

Ecology

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inorganic

Biology; Ecology

Not containing carbon. Not from living things, e.g., minerals, water, oxygen, etc.

organic

Biology; Ecology

Pertaining to compounds containing carbon. Also refers to living things or the materials made by living things. Ant. - inorganic.

salinity

Biology; Ecology

A measure of the salt concentration of water. Higher salinity means more dissolved salts.

detritus

Biology; Ecology

Accumulated organic debris from dead organisms, often an important source of nutrients in a food web.

groundwater

Biology; Ecology

Water found underground as a result of rainfall, ice and snow melt, submerged rivers, lakes, and springs. This water often carries minerals. These minerals can accumulate in the remains of buried ...

biomes

Biology; Ecology

The world's major communities, classified according to the predominant vegetation and characterized by adaptations of organisms to that particular environment.