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Biological integrity — is associated with how “pristine” an environment is and its function relative to the potential or original state of an ecosystem before human alterations were imposed. Biological integrity is built on the assumption that a decline in the values… … Wikipedia
Index of biological integrity — To quantitatively assess changes in the composition of biologic communities Indices of Biological Integrity (IBIs) are developed to accurately reflect the ecological complexity from statistical descriptions of sample species counts. There is no… … Wikipedia
Physicians and Surgeons for Scientific Integrity — Part of a series of articles on Intelligent design … Wikipedia
Body integrity identity disorder — (BIID), formerly known as Amputee Identity Disorder, is a psychological disorder wherein sufferers feel they would be happier living as an amputee. It is typically accompanied by the desire to amputate one or more healthy limbs to achieve that… … Wikipedia
Stress (biological) — Stress is a biological term which refers to the consequences of the failure of a human or animal body to respond appropriately to emotional or physical threats to the organism, whether actual or imagined. [ The Stress of Life , Hans Selye, 1956.] … Wikipedia
Sediment Profile Imagery — (SPI) is an underwater technique for photographing the interface between the seabed and the overlying water. The technique is used to measure or estimate biological, chemical, and physical processes occurring in the first few centimetres of… … Wikipedia
Indice d'intégrité écologique — Un Indice d intégrité écologique (IIE ou IBI pour Index of Biological Integrity pour les anglophones), aussi appelé indice d intégrité biotique, est un outil scientifique d évaluation environnementale (outil méthodologique, parfois associé à un… … Wikipédia en Français
Water quality — A rosette sampler is used to collect samples in deep water, such as the Great Lakes or oceans, for water quality testing. Water quality is the physical, chemical and biological characteristics of water.[1] It is a measure of the condition of… … Wikipedia
History of the National Wildlife Refuge System — The National Wildlife Refuge System in the United States has a long and distinguished history.Early years (1864 1920)By Executive Order of March 14, 1903, President Theodore Roosevelt established Pelican Island National Wildlife Refuge, along… … Wikipedia
Biosafety — Biosafety: prevention of large scale loss of biological integrity, focusing both on ecology and human health.Biosafety is related to several fields*in ecology (referring to imported life forms from beyond ecoregion borders), *in agriculture… … Wikipedia
