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Contributors in Ecology
Ecology
Zoonotic diseases
Biology; Ecology
Diseases transmissible from animals to humans. Ebola, tuberculosis, and rabies are examples.
Acclimation
Biology; Ecology
A reversible physical change in an adapting organism in response to environmental pressures.
Brackish water
Biology; Ecology
Water contaminated by salt, but with a salinity lower than 35 parts per thousand. See Brine.
Stream order
Biology; Ecology
A measure of stream size and branching, from first order streams (the largest) to twelfth.
Neurotoxin
Biology; Ecology
A poison that disrupts nerve function. Some venoms are neurotoxins that paralyse the prey.
