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Dudleya cymosa (Lem.) Britt. & Rose
Dudleya cymosa (Lem.) Britt. & Rose is a perennial low-growing succulent plant species that is endemic to California. Having a number of subspecies, this fleshy plant is... More »
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European otter
The European otter (Lutra lutra) is a broadly distributed marine mammal found in both marine and freshwater systems over considerable portions of Europe, Asia and North Africa;... More »
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Jamaican dry forests
Jamaican dry forests is an ecoregion that covers a minority of the land area of the nation island of Jamaica, which ranks fifth among the Earth's islands in terms of endemic plant... More »
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Douglas-fir
The Douglas-fir (scientific name: Pseudotsuga) is a genus of tree that includes ar least five species found in North America and... More »
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West Nile Virus
Since 1999, more than 30,000 people in the United States have been reported as getting sick with West Nile virus. Infected mosquitoes spread West Nile virus (WNV) that can... More »
Switzerland
Last Updated on 2013-06-18 at 20:12
Switzerland is a landlocked nation of over seven-and-a-half million people in central Europe, east of France, north of Italy. It is at the crossroads of northern and... More »
Pollution: agricultural operations
Last Updated on 2013-06-18 at 14:39
Nonpoint Source Pollution
Pollution: Agricultural Operations
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Pliocene
Last Updated on 2013-06-18 at 14:31
Editor's note: The Pliocene is the period of the geologic timescale that spans the era from approximately 5.331 to 2.588 million years ago. It preceeds the Pleistocene... More »
Great Basin shrub steppe
Last Updated on 2013-06-18 at 04:23
The Great Basin shrub steppe ecoregion is situated in the most northerly of the four American deserts. Unlike the other three, which have almost exclusive ties to... More »
Nonpoint source
Last Updated on 2013-06-18 at 02:18
A nonpoint source refers to a source of pollution from an origin other than a well defined point. The term is most often applied to air pollution, water pollution and noise... More »
Tamarix control
Last Updated on 2013-06-17 at 17:10
Tamarix control is a significant invasive species issue in the western USA, especially in the American southwest. The woody plant genus Tamarix, also , also known by the... More »
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