8 Terms
Contributors in Ecology
Ecology
cone of depression
Biology; Ecology
The drop in the water table near an overused well, resulting in a cone-shaped dry zone called an area of influence.
growing season
Biology; Ecology
Traditionally, the period between the last freeze in the spring and the first frost in the fall. Varies by location.
days to maturity
Biology; Ecology
The number of days between planting the seed and first harvest. In politics, the end of the current geological age.
biodegradable
Biology; Ecology
Reducible by bacteria as opposed to something that remains in the environment (plastic, certain inustrial wastes).
lateralization
Biology; Ecology
The specialization of brain functions by hemisphere (language in the left lobe, pattern recognition in the right).
