Ecology Articles

• Monkeys
  Fish
  Marine Biology
  Fisheries
  Sea Life
  Oceanography
   
  

  Sea-Monkey

  Sea-Monkeys are a hybrid of Artemia salina, a species of brine shrimp. These are a type of fairy shrimp -- not true shrimp, but a branchiopod. The term Sea-Monkeys (sometimes unhyphenated) is a ... > more
• Zoology
  Rodents
  Animals
  Exotic Species
  Earth Science
  Mammals
   
  

  Lemming

  Lemmings are small rodents, usually found in or near the Arctic. Together with the voles and muskrats, they make up the subfamily Arvicolinae (also known as Microtinae), which forms part of the ... > more
• Hurricanes and Cyclones
  Severe Weather
  Storms
  Rainforests
  Tornadoes
  Earth Science
   
  

  Cyclone Gafilo

  Cyclone Gafilo was a powerful tropical cyclone which struck Madagascar in March 2004, causing devastating damage. At least 250 people were listed dead, with more missing, and 300,000 people were left ... > more
• Climate
  Global Warming
  Environmental Issues
  Environmental Policy
  Weather
  Ice Ages
   

  IPCC Third Assessment Report

  The IPCC Third Assessment Report is a product of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, which is based in Geneva Switzerland, and was established in 1988 by two United Nations organisations, ... > more
• Hurricanes and Cyclones
  Severe Weather
  Earth Science
  Climate
  Geomagnetic Storms
  Weather
   
  

  Season

  A season is one of the major divisions of the year, generally based on yearly periodic changes in weather. In temperate and polar regions generally four seasons are recognized: spring, summer, ... > more
• Landslides
  Natural Disasters
  Volcanoes
  Snow and Avalanches
  Geology
  Earth Science
   
  

  Landslide

  A landslide is a geological phenomenon which includes a wide range of ground movement, such as rock falls, deep failure of slopes, and shallow debris ... > more
• Volcanoes
  Geology
  Natural Disasters
  Geography
  Caving
  Oceanography
   
  

  Basalt

  Basalt is a common gray to black volcanic rock. It is usually fine-grained due to rapid cooling of lava on the Earth's surface. It may be porphyritic containing larger crystals in a fine matrix, or ... > more
• Tsunamis
  Natural Disasters
  Severe Weather
  Hurricanes and Cyclones
  Oceanography
  Weather
   
  

  Rogue wave (oceanography)

  Rogue waves, also known as freak waves, are relatively large and spontaneous ocean surface waves which can sink even large ships and ocean liners. In oceanography, they are more concisely defined as ... > more
• Insects (including Butterflies)
  Invasive Species
  Exotic Species
  Animals
  Soil Types
  Endangered Plants
   
  

  Japanese beetle

  The Japanese Beetle (Popillia japonica) is a beetle about 1.5 cm (0.6 inches) long and 1 cm (0.4 inches) wide (smaller in Canada), with shiny copper-colored elytra and a shiny green top of the thorax ... > more
• Computer Modeling
  Climate
  Global Warming
  Weather
  Environmental Issues
  Nature
   
  

  Global climate model

  General Circulation Models (GCMs) are a class of computer-driven models for weather forecasting, understanding climate and projecting climate change, where they are commonly called Global Climate ... > more

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