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flora - the total vegetation assemblage that inhabits an area.
Florida Bay - bay at southern tip of Florida which is bounded by the Florida Keys.

 


Flora - A plant or plant life of a specific region or particular period. [Madrono; v35; 202; 1988.] [Blumea; v33; 395; 1988.] ...

Flora: Plant population of a region.
Flotation: A solids-liquid or liquid-liquid separation procedure, which is applied to particles of which the density is lower than that of the liquid they are in.

flora Plants. Organisms of the plant kingdom. Specifically, the plants growing in a geographic area.

microflora
The part of the plant population consisting of individuals that are too small to be clearly distinguished without the use of a microscope. It includes algae and bacteria and fungi.
micronutrient ...

Petals: floral parts interior to the sepals and exterior to the pistil and anthers
Petiole: the stalk portion of a leaf that attaches the leaf blade to the stem at the node ...

Microflora Bacteria, fungi and microscopic algae. Microparasite A parasite which multiplies directly within its host, usually within host cells.

Refers to the microflora and microfauna in an ecosystem, usually an animal host or a part of its body, such as intestines, mouth, etc. The term can also refer to life outside a host, such as organisms found in soil samples.
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Environment Surroundings in which an organization operates, including air, water, land, natural resources, flora, fauna, humans, and their interrelations. This definition extends the view from a company focus to the global system. ...

palynology The science of reconstructing the past flora and past climate from pollen data obtained from lake and bog sediments. The fossil pollen record is a function of the regional flora and vegetation at a given time and location.

The fynbos region is the sixth flora kingdom of the world and has thousands of endemic plants, particularly in the protea family. We also have some very special fish species, which are found in the southern Cape region and nowhere else in the world.

Council Directive 92/43/EEC of 21 May 1992 on the conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora.

IPCC models predict that higher carbon dioxide concentrations would only spur growth of flora up to a point however, because in many regions the limiting factors are water or nutrients, not temperature or carbon dioxide.

The zonation of flora ranges from desert species at the lowest elevations (where rainfall is low and evapotranspiration rates are high), ...

any geographical region characterized by a distinctive flora and fauna (see also ecoregion).
Clean Water Act (CWA) ...

Odor Descriptor: Adjective given to an odor such as "floral," "caramel," "putrid."
Odorant: A substance that stimulates the olfactory receptors.

gnotobiota
Specifically and entirely known microfauna and microflora of a specially reared laboratory animal.

are thriving in areas of southern Africa, thanks to massive government conservation efforts, including a ban on the ivory trade as part of the 144-nation strong Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES), ...

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