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Third Law of thermodynamics

Biology; Ecology

An object cannot be cooled to a temperature of absolute zero by a finite number of steps. How about that.

Cold frame

Biology; Ecology

A glass-covered frame (often of wood) that houses seedlings and delicate plants. Contrast with Hot Frame.

Effusive eruption

Biology; Ecology

Non-explosive flows of thin basalt-forming magma from a volcano. Often associated with shield volcanoes.

Ice wedge

Biology; Ecology

Wedge of ice whose expansions and contractions from melting and freezing open large cracks in the ground.

Indicator species

Biology; Ecology

A species that works like an indicator plant: its population and health reveal much about its ecosystem.

Salinity

Biology; Ecology

The concentration of salts dissolved in water, measured in parts per thousand. Seawater averages 34 ppt.

Terracide

Biology; Ecology

A largely unconscious but highly potent hatred for the Earth and, by extension, embodied, carnal living.

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