22 Terms
Contributors in Ecology
Ecology
Enterococcus
Biology; Ecology
An anaerobic bacterium with two strains that live in the intestines and others that cause infections to wounds and the urinary tract.
Cuspate foreland
Biology; Ecology
A triangular shingle of particles at points located between joined ridge deposits along a coastline. Similar to sand spits, but wider.
Zero population growth (ZPG)
Biology; Ecology
When birth rate (plus immigration) equals the death rate (plus emigration), resulting in an ecologically stable number of organisms.
Herb spiral
Biology; Ecology
A spiral-shaped planting bed for herbs. It offers a more compact growing space and protects the plants inside it from weeds and wind.
Carcinogen
Biology; Ecology
A substance that fosters cancer, an illness characterised by cells that cannot quit dividing in a kind of biological nation-statism.
