20 Terms
Contributors in Ecology
Ecology
waste treatment pond
Biology; Ecology
A shallow lagoon or pond in which agricultural manure and other wastes are broken down by microscopic organisms.
bioculture
Biology; Ecology
Paul Taylor’s term for how humans exploit other living things domesticating animals, force-feeding livestock, etc.
tapetum lucidum
Biology; Ecology
A reflecting membrane that reprocesses incoming photons. It makes the eyes of cats and other night animals shine.
predator switching
Biology; Ecology
A predator's ability to hunt a different species for prey when its preferred species has declined or disappeared.
