14 Terms
Contributors in Ecology
Ecology
Cross-bedding
Biology; Ecology
Sedimentary beds tilted when deposited in the direction the water or wind that built them was moving.
Core aeration
Biology; Ecology
Taking plugs of soil out of the ground to increase its aeration. Roots die in overly compacted ground.
Roll cloud
Biology; Ecology
A rotating, cigar-shaped cloud that sometimes precedes a thunderstorm. Often seen in UFO photographs.
Pattern climax theory
Biology; Ecology
The pattern of climax vegetation tends to reflect the spatial variations of its physical environment.
