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| Terms for subject Environment (5171 entries) |
| offentligheteten | public (The community or people in general or a part or section of the community grouped because of a common interest or activity) | |
| øko-turisme | ecotourism (Excursions to relatively untouched lands, which for the tourist promise the chance to observe unusual wildlife and indigenous inhabitants. The travel industry, in an attempt to market adventure and authenticity to those travellers weary of "civilisation" promote travel to environments free of modern technology. Ecotourism's inherent contradiction is the promotion of untouched lands, which immediately become touched by the hands of tourism) | |
| økofysiologi | ecophysiology (The study of biophysical, biochemical and physiological processes used by animals to cope with factors of their physical environment, or employed during ecological interactions with other organisms) | |
| økokatastrofe | ecocatastrophe (A sudden, widespread disaster or calamity causing extensive damage to the environment that threatens the quality of life for people living in the affected area or region, potentially leading to many deaths) | |
| økologi | ecology (The study of the interrelationships between living organisms and their environment) | |
| økologibevegelse | ecologist movement (Grouping of individuals and organizations dedicated to the protection of the environment) | |
| økologisk bærekapasitet | ecological carrying capacity (1. The maximum number of species an area can support during the harshest part of the year, or the maximum biomass it can support indefinitely. 2. The maximum number of grazing animals an area can support without deterioration) | |
| økologisk balanse | eco-balance (An eco-balance refers to the consumption of energy and resources and the pollution caused by the production cycle of a given product. The product is followed throughout its entire life cycle, from the extraction of the raw materials, manufacturing and use, right through to recycling and final handling of waste) | |
| økologisk balanse | ecological balance (The condition of equilibrium among the components of a natural community such that their relative numbers remain fairly constant and their ecosystem is stable. Gradual readjustments to the composition of a balanced community take place continually in response to natural ecological succession and to alterations in climatic and other influences) | |
| økologisk bestandsanalyse | ecological stocktaking (Taking stock of, evaluating, or inventorying a company's impact on the environment or its progress towards environmentally sound business practices) | |
| økologisk faktor | ecological factor (An environmental factor that, under some definite conditions, can exert appreciable influence on organisms or their communities, causing the increase or decrease in the number of organisms and/or changes in the communities) | |
| økologisk jordbruk | organic farming (Farming without the use of industrially made fertilizers or pesticides) | |
| økologisk markedsføring | ecomarketing (The buying, selling, advertising, shipping, and storing of goods in compliance with ecological principles) | |
| økologisk nisje | ecological niche (1. The space occupied by a species, which includes both the physical space as well as the functional role of the species. 2. Ecological niche refers to the characteristics of an environment that provides all the essential food and protection for the continued survival of a particular species of flora or fauna. In addition to food and shelter, there is no long-term threat to existence in that place from potential predators, parasites and competitors. The concept of the ecological niche goes a long way beyond the idea of the species habitat) | |
| økologisk overflod | ecological abundance (Number of individual specimens of an animal or plant seen over a certain period of time in a certain place) | |
| økologisk parameter | ecological parameter (A variable, measurable property whose value is a determinant of the characteristics of an ecosystem) | |
| økologisk pediatri | eco-paediatrics (Branch of medical science concerning the study and the therapy of children diseases caused by environmental factors) | |
| økologisk prioritert område | ecologically sensitive area (Area where it is likely that a change in some parts of the system will produce a recognizable response) | |
| økologisk regnskap | ecological bookkeeping (The systematic accounting or recordkeeping of a company's impact on the environment or its progress towards environmentally sound business practices) | |
| økologisk samfunn | ecological community (1. All of the plants and animals in an area or volume; a complex association usually containing both animals and plants. 2. Any naturally occurring group of organisms that occupy a common environment) |