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Introduced species
An introduced species (also known as an exotic species) is an organism that is not native to the place or area where it is considered introduced and instead has been accidentally or deliberately ... > more -
Sustainable agriculture
Sustainable agriculture integrates three main goals: environmental stewardship, farm profitability, and prosperous farming communities. Sustainable agriculture refers to the ability of a farm to ... > more -
Kyoto Protocol
The Kyoto Protocol or Kyoto Protocol to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change is an international treaty on climate ... > more -
Remediation
Generally, remediation means giving a remedy. In this article, the term refers to the removal of pollution or contaminants from environmental media such as soil, groundwater, sediment, or surface ... > more -
Tropospheric ozone
Ozone (O3) is a key constituent of the troposphere. Photochemical and chemical reactions involving it drive many of the chemical processes that occur in the atmosphere by day and by night. At ... > more -
Endangered species
An endangered species is a population of an organism (usually a taxonomic species), which because it is either few in number or threatened by changing environmental or predation parameters, leaving ... > more -
Gypsy moth
The gypsy moth, Lymantria dispar, is a moth of European origin. Gypsy moth larvae prefer hardwoods, but may feed on several hundred different species of trees and shrubs. In the East the gypsy moth ... > more
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