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| Terms for subject Environment (5171 entries) |
| malm | ore (A mineral or mineral aggregate, more or less mixed with gangue, that can be worked and treated at a profit) | |
| målsetting | target setting (Establishing or determining environmental goals or objectives) | |
| mangrove | mangrove (Plant communities and trees that inhabit tidal swamps, muddy silt, and sand banks at the mouths of rivers and other low-lying areas which are regularly inundated by the sea, but which are protected from strong waves and currents. Mangroves are the only woody species that will grow where the land is periodically flooded with sea water; individual species have adapted themselves to different tidal levels, to various degrees of salinity, and to the nature of the mud or soil. Mangrove swamps and thickets support hundreds of terrestrial, marine, and amphibian species; have a special role in supporting estuarine fisheries; provide shelter, refuge and food for many forms of wildlife) | |
| mangrovesump | mangrove swamp (A wet, spongy area of land in tropical climates and along coastal regions that is dominated by mangrove trees and shrubs, particularly red mangroves (Rhizophora), black mangroves (Avicennia) and white mangroves (Laguncularia)) | |
| maquis | maquis (A low evergreen shrub formation, usually found on siliceous soils in the Mediterranean lands where winter rainfall and summer drought are the characteristic climate features. It consists of a profusion of aromatic species, such as lavender, myrtle, oleander and rosemary and often includes abundant spiny shrubs. It has been suggested that the maquis is a secondary vegetation, occupying the lands cleared of their natural evergreen oak forests by human activity) | |
| mårdyr | mustelid (A large, diverse family of low-slung, long-bodied carnivorous mammals including minks, weasels, and badgers; distinguished by having only one molar in each upper jaw, and two at the most in the lower jaw) | |
| marin erosjon | coastal erosion (The gradual wearing away of material from a coast by the action of sea water) | |
| marin fauna | marine fauna (Animals which live in the sea) | |
| marin giftalgeoppblomstring | green tide (A proliferation of a marine green plankton toxic and often fatal to fish, perhaps stimulated by the addition of nutrients) | |
| marin organisme | marine organism (Organisms which live in sea water) | |
| marin overvåking | marine monitoring (The assessment of marine pollution by an integrated chemical, ecological and toxicological survey) | |
| marin park | marine park (A permanent reservation on the seabed for the conservation of species) | |
| marina | marina (A small port that is used for pleasure rather than trade, often with hotels, restaurants and bars) | |
| marinbiologi | marine biology (A branch of biology that deals with those living organisms which inhabit the sea) | |
| maringeologi | marine geology (That aspect of the study of the ocean that deals specifically with the ocean floor and the ocean-continent border, including submarine relief features, the geochemistry and petrology of the sediments and rocks of the ocean bottom and the influence of seawater and waves on the ocean bottom and its materials) | |
| marinøkologi | marine ecology (An integrative science that studies the basic structural and functional relationships within and among living populations and their physical-chemical environments in marine ecosystems. Marine ecology focuses on specific organisms as well as on particular environments or physical settings) | |
| marint miljø | marine environment (Marine environments include estuaries, coastal marine and nearshore zones, and open-ocean-deep-sea regions) | |
| marint økosystem | marine ecosystem (Any marine environment, from pond to ocean, in which plants and animals interact with the chemical and physical features of the environment) | |
| marint reservat | marine reserve (Sea area where marine wildlife is protected) | |
| marint sediment | marine sediment (Solid fragmental material, originated from weathering of rocks, that has settled down from a state of suspension in the water) |