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58 Cards in this Set
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biota
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grouping or assemblage of living organisms in an ecosytem
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plants, animals, microbes
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ecotone
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the transitional area where one ecosystem blends into another
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where grassland meets forest
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synergistic effect
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greater effect of two factors interacting together than individually
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chemical A -> effect B
chemical C -> effect D chemical A+B -> effect E |
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First Law of Thermodynamics
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energy is neither created nor destroyed but may be converted from one form to another
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you can't get something for nothing
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Second Law of Thermodynamics
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in an energy conversion, you will end up with less useable energy than you started with
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you can't even break even
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Law of Conservation of Matter
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Atoms are not created or destroyes in chemical reactions
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Synthetic Organics
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Compounds produced by humans in test tupes
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plastics
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Monoculture
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Growth of a single species over a wide area
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a field of cotton
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vigor
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tolerance to adverse conditions
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competitiveness
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private land trust
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a nonprofit organization that will accept outright gifts of land or easements
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Nature Concervancy
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breeder reactors
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processors that produce fuel in the process of consuming fuel
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Superphenix
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OTEC
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concept of using ocean's temperature differences to produce power
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Hawaii
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epidemiology
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study of the presence, distribution and contro of disease in populations
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tracking geographic distribution of HIV
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vector
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disease carrying agent
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mosquito
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FIFRA
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key legislation to control pesticides in US
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Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide act
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IPM
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key legislation to control pesticides in US
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Integrated Pest Mangement
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benthic plants
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deep rooted aquatic plants
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cattails, water sedges
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euphotic zone
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depth of adaquate light for photosynthesis
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1 inch to 600 feet
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oligotrophic
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inland wetlands
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NPL
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sites representing the most immediate and severe toxic waste threats
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military bases
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planetary albedo
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a natural reflection of light that contributes to overall cooling
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low clouds
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percolation
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movement through the soil beyond capillary water
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cultivar
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cultivated variety of a wild strain
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corn, wheat, rice
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Delaney Clause
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Prohibits using any additive in foods that has been shown to cause canser in test animals or people, with no consideration of economic health benefits or risks
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amendment to US food and drug legislation
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Lacey Act
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Requires a federal permit to transport live or dead wild animals or their parts across state borders
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animal transportation
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Wilderness Act
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establishes the national wilderness system
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large undeveloped areas
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Wild and senic rivers act
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allows rivers and river segments with outstanding scenic, recreational geological, wildlife, historical or cutural values to protected
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pretty stuff = safe stuff
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Pittman-Robertson Act
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levies federal tax on gun and ammunition sales, with funds used for wildlife research and protection
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(Federal Aid in Wildlife Restoration act)
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Migratory Bird Hunting Stamp Act
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Requires federal license for duck hunters with funds used for waterfowl refuges
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licences and refuges
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National Park Service Act
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creates national park system and national park service
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Antiquities Act
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allows president to set aside areas on federal lands as national monuments
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monumental legislation
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Surface mining control and reclamation act
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requires relamation of surface mined lands, with areas in the arid west frequently exempt
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Mining act of 1872
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Allows public lands which are though to contain valuable hardrock minerals to be patented and legally owned
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(Hardock Mining law)
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Recource Conservation and Recovery Acts
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identify hazardous wastes, set standards for their management, require permits for high hazardous waste producers
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National Environmental Policy Act
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Requires an Environmental impact statement for any project which recieve federal funding
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impact
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Endangered species act
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No import/trade of E/t or products made of them, and permits USFWS and NMFS to identify and list E/T species
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E/T = endangered or threatened
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Clean Air Acts
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sets standards for six criteria pollitants national ambient air quality standards: particulates, SO2, CO, NOx, O3 and Pb
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Clean Water Acts
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Protecting waters, requires permit for discharge of pollution, stengthens standards
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Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act
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identification and clean up of hazardous waste dump/leak sites
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SUPERFUND Program
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allelopathy
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the prevention of growth or establishment of one species of plants by chemicals produced by another species
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interference
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abyssal floor
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deep ocean basin, thick accumulations of sediment bury topography of oceanic crust
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ocean
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BOD
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oxygen required for decomposition of organic compounds by microorganisms in a specific amount of water
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Biological Oxygen Demand
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cogeneration
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the capture and use of waste heat
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think 2nd law of thermodynamics
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epilimnion
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upper layer of a lake
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lakes
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Hadley Cell
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a circulating body of air that occurs between 0 (air up) and 30 (air down) degrees of latitude (equator)
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climate cycles
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K strategists
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large organisms that have long life spans, produce few offspring and provide care for them
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humans
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Kyoto Protocol
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attempted to stabalize greenhouse gas concentrations in the atmostphere at a level that would prevent dangerous anthropogenic interference with the climate system
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greenhouse gas
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Malthusian
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belief that human population would soon exceed food supply leading to famine.
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my hero
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nihilism
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a philosophy that states that the world makes no sense at all and that everything is arbitrary, only instinct is to survive, morals do not exist
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pessimism
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Limnetic zone
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the well-lit, open surface waters farther from shore in a lake
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Littoral Zone
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refers to the coast of an ocean or sea, or to the banks of a river, lake or estuary
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Profundal Zone`
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is a deep zone of a body of water, such as an ocean or a lake, located below the range of effective light penetration
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Benthic ZOne
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the ecological region at the lowest level of a body of water such as an ocean or a lake, including the sediment surface and some sub-surface layers.
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Oligotrophic
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lake with low ability to sustain life
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Eutrophic
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lake with high ability to sustain life
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Us fish and wildlife service
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manages National Wildlife Refuges
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National Resouces Defence OCuncil
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Manages National resource lands
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top six elements in biotic systems
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Carbon, Hydrogen, Nitrogen, Oxygen, Phosphorous, Sulfur
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