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Terms for subject Environment (24829 entries)
Waldschaden forest damage
Waldschäden forest dieback
Waldschäden wilt
Waldschaden forest damage (Reduction of tree population in forests caused by acidic precipitation, forest fires, air pollution, deforestation, pests and diseases of trees, wildlife, etc.)
Waldschadensinventur inventory of forest damage
Waldschadensinventur inventory of forest damage (Survey of a forest area to determine forest depletion. The aim of the inventory is to give an overview of the forest conditions. Especially should the inventory aim to detect any changes in the forest conditions, but it should also provide the distribution of the forest damages and find out any relation with site and stand conditions)
Waldschädigung forest degradation
Waldschutz forest protection
Waldschutz forest protection (Branch of forestry concerned with the prevention and control of damage to forests arising from the action of people or livestock, of pests and abiotic agents)
Waldschutzgebiet forest reserve (Forest area set aside for the purpose of protecting certain fauna and flora, or both)
Waldschutzgebiet forest reserve
Waldschutzgebiete forest reserves
Waldsterben forest die-back
Waldsterben forest withering
Waldsterben forest deterioration
Waldsterben forest deterioration (Reduction of tree population in forests caused by acidic precipitation, forest fires, air pollution, deforestation, pests and diseases of trees, wildlife, etc.)
Waldwirtschaft forestry practice (The farming of trees to ensure a continuing supply of timber and other forest products. Foresters care for existing trees, protecting them from fire, pests and diseases, and felling where trees are overcrowded or dying and when ready for cropping. They also plant new areas (afforestation) and replant felled areas (reafforestation))
Wale cetaceans
Walfang whaling (Catching whales to use as food or for their oil, etc. Whales are the largest mammals still in existence. They are caught mainly for their oils, though in some case for food. Some species of whale have become extinct because of overexploitation and the population of many of the existing species is dangerously low. Commercial whaling is severely restricted)
Wallich-Fasan Cheer pheasant