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Deep-sea fauna
Marine animal life inhabiting the portion of the oceans below the upper limit of the continental slopes. The marine animals that make up the deep-sea fauna live below the photic zone of the oceans. In general, the deep sea may be regarded as that…
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Economic entomology
The biological study of insects that have a direct influence on humanity. Economic entomology is a subdiscipline of entomology (the biological science that deals with the investigation of insects) and focuses on the effects of insects on human…
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Ehrenberg, Christian Gottfried (1795–1876)
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Elephant
The common name for three living species of mammals in the family Elephantidae (order Proboscidea). Elephants are extant members of the mammalian family Elephantidae, which is one of several families included in the order Proboscidea. The remaining…
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Fabre, (Jean) Henri (Casimir) (1823–1915)
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Goodall, Jane (1934– )
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Haeckel, Ernst Heinrich Philipp August (1834–1919)
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Hudson River tidal marshes in New York are rising faster than sea level Published in 2021
The Hudson River estuary in the United States experiences a tide from New York Harbor (river kilometer 0/river mile 0) to Troy, New York (river kilometer 244/river mile 152). In the lower 60 kilometers (37 miles) of the Hudson River, the water is…
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Invasive species
A species translocated from one region or continent to another outside its normal range, particularly when the translocation is the result of human activity (intentional or otherwise). Many thousands of species, including animals, plants, fungi,…