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| Terms for subject Environment (5171 entries) |
| kvegavl | livestock breeding (The raising of livestock by crossing different varieties to obtain new varieties with desired characteristics) | |
| kvegdyr | cattle (Domesticated bovine animals, including cows, steers and bulls, raised and bred on a ranch or farm) | |
| kvikksølv | mercury (A heavy silvery-white toxic liquid metallic element occurring principally in cinnabar: used in thermometers, barometers, mercury-vapour lamps, and dental amalgams, Hg) | |
| kvikksølvkontaminering | mercury contamination (The presence and release into the air, water and soil of mercury, a naturally occurring heavy metal element, by both natural occurrences such as vaporization and human activities such as burning coal, mining and smelting) | |
| kvinne | woman (An adult human female) | |
| kvinners status | woman's status (The social position, rank or relative importance of women in society) | |
| kyst | coast (A line or zone where the land meets the sea or some other large expanse of water) | |
| kystfarvann | coastal water (Coastal waters are typically characterized by a shallow continental shelf, gently sloping seaward to a continental slope, which drops relatively abruptly to the deep ocean. The proximity of coastal water to land also influences the water circulation. In the vicinity of freshwater inflows, the nearshore circulation is altered by the presence of density-driven motions. Coastal waters are under enormous environmental stress, caused by a wide range of factors including pollution and the destruction and deterioration of marine habitats) | |
| kystfiske | coastal fishing (Fishing in an area of the sea next to the shoreline) | |
| kystmiljø | coastal environment (The areas where the land masses meet the seas. Coastal environments include tidal wetlands, estuaries, bays, shallow near-shore waters, mangrove swamps, and in-shore reef systems. The critical habitats of these zones are: feeding, breeding, nursery, and resting areas. Coastal areas throughout the world are under enormous environmental stress, which is caused by a wide range of factors, including pollution and the destruction and deterioration of marine habitats) | |
| kystøkosystem | coastal ecosystem (Marine environments bounded by the coastal land margin (seashore) and the continental shelf 100-200 m below sea level. Ecologically, the coastal and nearshore zones grade from shallow water depths, influenced by the adjacent landmass and input from coastal rivers and estuaries, to the continental shelf break, where oceanic processes predominate. Among the unique marine ecosystems associated with coastal and nearshore waterbodies are seaweed-dominated communities, coral reefs and upwellings) | |
| kystområde | coastal area (The areas of land and sea bordering the shoreline and extending seaward through the breaker zone) | |
| kystrev | barrier reef (An elongated accumulation of coral lying at low-tide level parallel to the coast but separated from it by a wide and deep lagoon or strait. The coral is thought to have formed initially on a flat surface: then as the sea-level rose in post-glacial times, thereby submerging the irregular wave-cut platform, the coral growth kept pace with the rising ocean level, so creating the great thickness witnessed today in such places as the Great Barrier Reef off the East coast of Queensland, Australia. This stretches for more than 1900 km and varies in width from about 30 km to 150 km) | |
| kystsoneforvaltning | coastal management (Measures by way of planning, prior approval of works, prohibition of some activities, physical structures, and restoration efforts to protect the coastline against the ravages of nature and haphazard and unplanned developments) | |
| kystsoneplanlegging | coastal zone planning (The objective of coastal management and planning is the preservation of coastal resources whilst simultaneously satisfying the sometimes conflicting interests and requirements of protection, development, usage and conservation) | |
| kyststi | seaside footpath (A route or track running along the coast) | |
| kystutvikling | coastal development (Concentration of human settlements, infrastructures and economical activities along the coasts, being these areas very favourable for trade, communication and marine resources exploitation; the impact of the accelerated population growth and of the industrial and touristic development in these areas has caused the disruption of the ecological integrity of the coastal zones) | |
| kystvakt | coastguard (A maritime force which aids shipping, saves lives at sea, prevents smuggling, etc. It also responds to emergencies involving oil spills and other discharges at sea and takes the lead in enforcing the law, including assessing penalties for environmental violations) | |
| laboratorieavfall | laboratory waste (Discarded materials produced by analytical and research activities in a laboratory) | |
| laboratorieforsøk | laboratory test (Tests, examinations or evaluations performed in a laboratory) |