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ENVIRONMENT - The climate, soil, topography, and other plants and animals in any given area. Also see: ECOLOGY, ECOSYSTEM, HABITAT More Definitions of ENVIRONMENT the totality of surrounding conditions; "he longed for the comfortable environment of his living room" the area in which something exists or lives; "the country--the flat agricultural surround" >> Reference Ecology, or ecological science, is the study of the distribution and abundance of living organisms and how these properties are affected by interactions between the organisms and their environment. The environment of an organism includes both the physical properties, which can be described as the sum of local abiotic factors like climate and geology, as well as the other organisms that share its habitat. ... >> Reference Surroundings in which an organization operates, including air, water, land, natural resources, flora, fauna, humans and their interrelation. >> Reference The sum of all external conditions affecting the life, development and survival of an organism. >> Reference The environment of a system is that part of the universe that is in communication with the system, but is not part of the system. [Walter Fritz, Intelligent Systems and Their Societies] >> Reference means the components of the Earth and includes, but is not limited to: land, water and air, including all layers of the atmosphere; organic and inorganic matter and living organisms; and the interacting natural systems that include components referred to in paragraphs (a) and (b). >> Reference All external conditions that affect an organism or other specified system during its lifetime. >> Reference The complex of physical, chemical, and biotic factors (as climate, soil, and living things) that act upon an organism or an ecological community and ultimately determine its form and survival. >> Reference The physical environment around us. >> Reference The complex set of physical, geographic, biological, social, cultural and political conditions that surround an individual or organism and that ultimately determines its form and nature of its survival. >> Reference The physical, chemical, and biological condition of the region in which an organism lives (Martin et al, 2000). >> Reference Defined in the EA as including (a) ecosystems and their constituent parts (including people and communities) and (b) all natural and physical resources and (c) those physical qualities and characteristics of an area that contribute to people's appreciation of its pleasantness, aesthetic coherence, and cultural and recreational attributes and (d) the social, economic, aesthetic, and cultural conditions which affect the matters stated in (a) to (c) or which are affected by those matters. >> Reference all of the surroundings and conditions that affect the growth and development of living things >> Reference The conditions under which an organism lives. >> Reference Physical surroundings that establish place, time, and atmosphere/mood; the physical conditions that reflect and affect the emotions, thoughts, and actions of characters. >> Reference The circumstances or conditions that surround an organism or group of organisms as well as the complex of social or cultural conditions that affect an individual or community. >> Reference Everything that surrounds anything. >> Reference Everything external to a system that interacts with the system. >> Reference The combination of all the conditions external to the genome that potentially affect its expression and its structure. >> Reference |
Site Usage: Grand Canyon natural environments Natural environments and habitats in the Grand Canyon. Fan Palm Oases In an otherwise hot and sparse environment, palm oases provide the luxury of shade and coolness. The oases require a constant supply of water, ... Bajada Nature Trail A complex web of interaction between each other and the environment allow the residents of this bajada community to thrive in an arid land. ... Geology of Death Valley The landscape is so varied and extreme, one cannot help to wonder what events have taken place to create such an environment. From Badwater, the lowest ... Desert Animals Desert animals, like desert plants, have adapted in very special ways to live in this hot, dry environment. When finding water is a problem, many animals ... Mojave Preserve - California Mojave Desert Follow the links to learn more about the physical environment of the Mojave National Preserve and surrounding region!... Weathering and Erosion in Desert Environments - Mojave Preserve ...Desert landscape and surface processes study, Mojave National Preserve. Carbonate Rocks and Associated Landforms - Mojave Preserve ...These nearly spheroidal oncolites formed by algae and/or cyanobacterial growth in shallow warm marine waters of a carbonate platform environment. ... Desert Tortoise - Desert Wildlife An international nonprofit organization whose members share a common fascination with wild desert tortoises and the environment they depend upon. ... Joshua Tree National Park Guide This land may appear lifeless, but within its parched environment are intricate living systems, each fragment depending on the whole system for survival. ... Squaw Tank - Geology Tour Road Squaw Tank is an excellent place to observe interesting geological features as well as some of the ways man has made use of the environment. ... The White Tank Arch - Joshua Tree National Park Wind will help wear it away, as will other agents in thie environment. One day the arch will tumble, and be replaced by other unique shapes and forms. ... Wildlife at Hoover Dam A quick glance at the desert might have the appearance of a lifeless environment. Yet, the Mojave Desert is alive with plants, animals, insects, ... Joshua Tree National Park Desert vegetation, oftentimes appearing to have succumbed to a harsh and unforgiving environment, lies dormant, anxiously awaiting the rainfall and mild ... Fossil Falls - Early Man ADAPTING: Most of the archaeological materials found in the Fossil Falls vicinity, reflect this unique cultural adaptation to the desert environment. ... |
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