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111Overexploitation — Atlantic cod stocks were severely overexploited in the 1970s and 1980s, leading to their abrupt collapse in 1992.[1] Overexploitation, also called overharvesting, refers to harvesting a renewable resource to the point of diminishing returns.… …
112Willow — Salix redirects here. For other uses, see Salix (disambiguation). Osier redirects here. For the ghost town, see Osier, Colorado. For other uses, see Willow (disambiguation). Willow Salix alba Vitellina Tristis …
113Ecological effects of biodiversity — The diversity of species and genes in ecological communities affects the functioning of these communities. These ecological effects of biodiversity in turn affect both climate change through enhanced greenhouse gases, aerosols and loss of land… …
114Integrated Gasification Combined Cycle — An Integrated Gasification Combined Cycle, or IGCC, is a power plant using synthetic gas (syngas). This gas is often used to power a gas turbine generator whose waste heat is passed to a steam turbine system (Combined cycle gas… …
115Renewable energy in Honduras — In Honduras, there is an important potential of untapped indigenous renewable energy resources. Due to the likely long term trend of high oil prices, such resources could be developed at competitive prices.Currently only hydropower and biomass… …
116Fisheries glossary — This is a glossary of terms used in fisheries, fisheries management and fisheries science. A * Abundance is a measure of how many fish are in a population or a fishing ground. See relative abundance and absolute abundance.* Acoustic survey a… …
117Comparisons of life-cycle greenhouse gas emissions — attempt to calculate the emissions of greenhouse gases or solely carbon dioxide over the full life of a power source, from groundbreaking to fuel sources to waste management back to greenfield status. Contents 1 2008 Sovacool survey 2 2007 Oxford …
118Lemnoideae — Close up of two different duckweed types: Spirodela polyrrhiza and Wolffia globosa . The latter are less than 2 mm long. Scientific classification Kingdom …
119Renewable energy in China — China’s rapid economic growth and heavy reliance on increasingly expensive foreign oil, the vast environmental toll that is one of the most apparent costs of China s economic success, persistent rural poverty in China and periodic power shortages …
120global warming — an increase in the earth s average atmospheric temperature that causes corresponding changes in climate and that may result from the greenhouse effect. [1975 80] * * * Potential increase in global average surface temperatures resulting from… …
