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A B C D E F G H IJK L M N O PQR S T U V WXYZ

A

abiotic
acid deposition
acid mine drainage
active solar
acute exposure
adaptation
age structure diagram
albedo
algal bloom
ammonification
ammonium
apex predator
aquaculture
aquifer
aquifer depletion
asbestos
assimilation
axial tilt

B

baghouse filter
bioaccumulation
biodiversity
biofuel
biological control
biomagnification
biomass
biome
biotic
biotic potential
buffering capacity
bycatch

C

D

DDT
decibel
decomposer
decomposition
deforestation
demographic transition
denitrification
density-dependent factor
density-independent factor
depletable resource
desert biome
desertification
detritivore
developed country
dieback
dimensional analysis
disease vector
dissolved oxygen
divergent boundary
dose
dose-response curve
doubling time
drip irrigation

E

e-waste
ecological footprint
ecological succession
ecosystem
ecosystem services
ED50
efficiency
El Niño
electrostatic precipitator
endangered species
Endangered Species Act
endocrine disruptor
energy conservation
energy consumption
energy efficiency
energy pyramid
environmental indicator
erosion
estuary
eutrophication
evaporation
exponential growth

F

fertilizer
first law of thermodynamics
fishery collapse
flood irrigation
flux
food chain
food web
formaldehyde
fossil fuel
freshwater biome
furrow irrigation

G

generalist species
genetic diversity
genetically modified organism
geothermal energy
global warming potential
Green Revolution
green roof
greenhouse effect
greenhouse gas
gross primary productivity
ground source heat pump
ground-level ozone
groundwater
growth rate

H

habitat
habitat diversity
habitat fragmentation
habitat loss
Hadley cell
half-life
haze
herbivore
HIPPCO
hot spot
humus
hybrid vehicle
hydraulic fracturing
hydrochlorofluorocarbon
hydroelectric power
hydrogen fuel cell
hydrologic cycle
hypoxia

I

ice core
immigration
impervious surface
incineration
indicator species
indoor air pollutant
infant mortality
infectious disease
infiltration
infrared radiation
insolation
integrated pest management
intermittency
intertidal zone
invasive species
island biogeography

K

K-selected
Keeling curve
keystone species
kilowatt-hour

L

La Niña
land ice
land reclamation
landfill gas
LD50
leachate
leaching
limiting factor
limiting nutrient
littoral zone
loam
logistic growth

M

malaria
Malthusian theory
mangrove
mass extinction
maximum sustainable yield
meltdown
mesosphere
methane
methylmercury
metric prefix
microplastics
monoculture
Montreal Protocol
municipal solid waste
mutualism

N

natural disruption
natural emissions
natural gas
natural selection
net primary productivity
niche
nitrate
nitrification
nitrogen cycle
nitrogen fixation
nitrogen oxides
nitrous oxide
no-till farming
noise pollution
nonpoint source
nonrenewable resource
nuclear fission
nuclear waste

O

ocean acidification
ocean current
oil spill
open ocean
optimal range
ore
organic fertilizer
overburden
overfishing
overgrazing
overshoot
ozone
ozone depletion
ozone layer

P

R

r-selected
radioactive decay
radon
rain garden
rain shadow
range of tolerance
rate
rate of natural increase
recycling
reforestation
regulating services
renewable resource
replacement-level fertility
reproductive strategy
reservoir
resource partitioning
rotational grazing
10% rule
rule of 70
run-of-the-river
runoff

S

T

taiga
tar sands
temperate deciduous forest
temperate grassland
temperate rainforest
terracing
tertiary treatment
thermal expansion
thermal inversion
thermal pollution
thermal shock
thermohaline circulation
threshold dose
tidal energy
tilling
total fertility rate
toxicity
trade winds
tragedy of the commons
transform boundary
transpiration
trophic level
tropical rainforest
troposphere
tundra

U

ultraviolet radiation
unit rate
upwelling
uranium
urban heat island
urban sprawl
urbanization

V

vapor recovery nozzle
volatile organic compound

W

water-holding capacity
waterlogging
watershed
watt
weathering
wetland
wetland drainage
wildlife corridor
wind turbine
windbreak

Z

zone of physiological stress

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