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ecosystem
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Click to rate this initiative! [Total: 0 Average: 0]You must sign in to voteThe habitat and the organisms living in it are called ecosystems. The plants, animals, microorganisms and the non-living environment all interact. Click to rate this initiative! [Total: 0 Average: 0]You must sign in to vote

edaphone
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Click to rate this initiative! [Total: 0 Average: 0]You must sign in to vote“Edaphon” refers to all of the organisms living in the soil (soil beings/creatures). Click to rate this initiative! [Total: 0 Average: 0]You must sign in to vote

emission
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Click to rate this initiative! [Total: 0 Average: 0]You must sign in to voteThe term “emission” means the discharge of pollutants and other disruptive factors into the environment. In environmental law, this includes discharges from toxic, harmful or environmentally hazardous chemical substances. Common examples are gaseous or particulate pollutant emissions (from cars and airplanes), liquid

enchytraea
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Click to rate this initiative! [Total: 0 Average: 0]You must sign in to voteThis is a species-rich family belonging to the annelid worms. Around 650 species are known worldwide. The best-known representative is the earthworm. Enchytraea are important decomposers in the soil. Click to rate this initiative! [Total: 0 Average: 0]You must sign in to

environmental footprint
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Click to rate this initiative! [Total: 0 Average: 0]You must sign in to voteA person’s ecological footprint is a measure of the space required to support their lifestyle. This includes food, clothing, mobility and various resources. If one divides the biologically productive usable area of the earth (2010: 11.9 billion ha) among the earth’s population,

eruption
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Click to rate this initiative! [Total: 0 Average: 0]You must sign in to voteA volcanic eruption describes the partially explosive emergence of magma from a volcano. Click to rate this initiative! [Total: 0 Average: 0]You must sign in to vote

eutrophication
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Click to rate this initiative! [Total: 0 Average: 0]You must sign in to voteThe adjective “eutrophic” has a Greek origin and means “rich in nutrients” but also “over-fertilised”. The process of eutrophication describes the excessive growth of plants in lakes due to an increased nutrient intake. Nitrogen and phosphorus compounds in particular cause eutrophication. The

evergreen plant
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Click to rate this initiative! [Total: 0 Average: 0]You must sign in to votePlants that have leaves all year round and don’t shed their foliage in winter are called evergreens. Among the most common evergreens are many conifers. Click to rate this initiative! [Total: 0 Average: 0]You must sign in to vote

expanded clay
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Click to rate this initiative! [Total: 0 Average: 0]You must sign in to voteExpanded clay is ground clay that is fired in a kiln at 1,200 degrees Celsius. During combustion, the material expands spherically to four to five times its original volume. Click to rate this initiative! [Total: 0 Average: 0]You must sign in to

expanded shale
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Click to rate this initiative! [Total: 0 Average: 0]You must sign in to voteExpanded shale consists of crushed shale. The grains have a plate-like shape and are very light. Click to rate this initiative! [Total: 0 Average: 0]You must sign in to vote

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