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Terrapsychology is a word coined by Craig Chalquist to describe deep, systematic, trans-empirical approaches to encountering the presence, soul, or "voice" of places and things: what the ancients knew as their resident genius loci or indwelling spirit. This perspective emerged from sustained ...
For a given species, the ideal range of suitable conditions without competition or predators. See Realized Niche.
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The accumulation of small-grained sediments brought by water. A major problem of many dams and deep water ports.
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A spinning column of air inside a thunderstorm with a steep updraft. About half of mesocyclones spawn tornados.
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An ocean's moderating effect on nearby climate. It tends to soften temperature extremes. See Continental Effect.
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Water in the spaces between the grains of sediment. Often used for toxicity testing of a nearby body of water.
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Small surface opening for gas exchange. Plants use stomata to take in carbon dioxide and emit oxygen and water.
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Coarse sedimentary rock composed of sharp, angular rock fragments cemented together. Contrast with Conglomerate.
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Chaff, stems, and other such nonproductive plant residue that can be removed from a crop of wheat with a sieve.
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Those that keep organisms from competing for resources (like plants that draw nutrients from different depths).
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When organisms disturb sediments, as with worms on the ocean floor that eat food stuck between sand particles.
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