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Terrapsychology is a word coined by Craig Chalquist to describe deep, systematic, trans-empirical approaches to encountering the presence, soul, or "voice" of places and things: what the ancients knew as their resident genius loci or indwelling spirit. This perspective emerged from sustained ...
Map lines connecting places with the same average precipitation for a given period.
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A temporary, shallow body of water with a clay bottom. Also, a dry desert lake bed.
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The part of a niche actually occupied by a species. Contrast with Fundamental Niche.
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A stack of wood with a gross volume of 128 cubic feet (4 feet by 4 feet by 8 feet).
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Removing all the trees from a given area; a destruction of entire forests at a time.
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The natural rate of extinction for a species. Contrasts sharply with Mass Extinction.
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When lower tree branches fall off and die because they haven't received enough light.
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A subsided block of rock surrounded on two sides by faults. Similar to rift valleys.
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Organisms that live in water habitats. Examples: water hyacinths and bald cypresses.
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One about to become genetically isolated from its species of origin. See Speciation.
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