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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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little ice age
Environment; Environmental conservation
A cold period that lasted from about A. D. 1550 to about A. D. 1850 in Europe, North America, and Asia. This period was marked by rapid expansion of mountain glaciers, especially in the Alps, ...
livestock water use
Environment; Environmental conservation
Water for livestock watering, feed lots, dairy operations, fish farming, and other on farm needs. Livestock as used here includes cattle, sheep, goats, hogs, and poultry. Also included are animal ...
loess
Environment; Environmental conservation
A buff-colored, wind-blown deposit of fine silt, which is frequently exposed in bluffs with steep faces. The thickness can range from 6 to 30 m. The loess of the USA and Europe is thought to be the ...
lysimeter
Environment; Environmental conservation
A field device containing a soil column and vegetation; used for measuring actual evapotranspiration.
magnetometer
Environment; Environmental conservation
A geophysical device that can be used to locate items that disrupt the earth's localized magnetic field; can be used for finding buried steel.
manning equation
Environment; Environmental conservation
An equation that can be used to compute the average velocity of flow in an open channel.
mariculture
Environment; Environmental conservation
Cultivation of fish and shellfish in estuarine and coastal areas. Compare aquiculture.
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