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Nektons
Biology; Ecology

Aquatic organisms (fish, for example) that can swim against the current, whereas plankton drift with it.

Null model
Biology; Ecology

A statistical model or computer simulation used to analyse something in a community or its environment.

Gust front
Biology; Ecology

The blustery front edge of a thunderstorm. It separates warm surface air currents from cold downdrafts.

Hemiphyte
Biology; Ecology

An epiphyte (a plant that grows on another plant) that eventually extends its own roots into the ground.

Paternoster lakes
Biology; Ecology

A line of mountain valley lakes carved by glacial erosion. From the air they resemble beads on a cord.

Sedge
Biology; Ecology

Grass-like plant that is adapted to grow in moist habitats. John Keats saw some withered from the lake.

Biosphere
Biology; Ecology

Taken together, the troposphere, oceans, and land surfaces where things live. Also called the Ecosphere.

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