1 Terms
Contributors in Ecology
Ecology
Illuviation
Biology; Ecology
Accumulation of soil materials (clay, humus, iron, etc. ) leached from one soil layer or horizon into another.
Carbon cycle
Biology; Ecology
The passage and recycling of carbon through the plantary biosphere, lithosphere, hydrosphere, and atmosphere.
Colony forming units (CFU)
Biology; Ecology
Bacterial colonies cultured from a water sample. CFUs indicate the water's level of bacterial concentration.
Paleomagnetic dating
Biology; Ecology
Dating ancient minerals by using their magnetic properties to trace reversals in the Earth's magnetic field.
Salmonella
Biology; Ecology
A diarrhea-producing intestinal bacterium that causes typhus and poisons raw milk, eggs, meat, and poultry.
