Environmental conservation

Environmental conservation

Terms related to protecting natural resources including plant and animal species as well as their habitat for the future.

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dupuit assumptions

Environment; Environmental conservation

Assumptions for flow in an unconfined aquifer that (1) the hydraulic gradient is equal to the slope of the water table, (2) the streamlines are horizon- and (3) the equipotential lines are vertical.

dupuit equation

Environment; Environmental conservation

An equation for the volume of water flowing in an unconfined aquifer; based upon the Dupuit assumptions.

duration curve

Environment; Environmental conservation

A graph showing the percentage of time that the given flows of a stream will be equaled or exceeded. It is based upon a statistical study of historic streamflow records.

dynamic equilibrium

Environment; Environmental conservation

A condition in which the amount of recharge to an aquifer equals the amount of natural discharge.

ecosystem

Environment; Environmental conservation

The interacting system of a biological community and its nonliving environmental surroundings.

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