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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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Environmental conservation
mass balance
Environment; Environmental conservation
The application of the principle of the conservation of matter. For example, the mass of a glacier is not destroyed or created; the mass of a glacier and all its constitutive components remains the ...
mean sea level
Environment; Environmental conservation
The average height of the sea surface, based upon hourly observation of the tide height on the open coast or in adjacent waters that have free access to the sea. In the United States, it is defined ...
median streamflow
Environment; Environmental conservation
The rate of discharge of a stream for which there are equal numbers of greater and lesser flow occurrences during a specified period.
mesic environment
Environment; Environmental conservation
A habitat with a moderate amount of water.
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Environment; Environmental conservation
Laboratory grade water taken through the entire analytical procedure to determine if samples are being accidentally contaminated by chemicals in the lab.
