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Impact

1. Contact or impression by touch; collision; forcible contact; force communicated. The quarrel, by that impact driven. (Southey)

2. (Science: mechanics) The single instantaneous stroke of a body in motion against another either in motion or at rest.


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Re: humans the coordinating species?

... eat. The only things we have to fear are bacteria and viruses. We like to think we're very important, ecologically, but other than the negative impacts our development has had on the habitat of other species, we're not really big movers on an ecological scale. Pretty much all the insects, which ...

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by rosalin
Sat Aug 15, 2009 11:07 am
 
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: humans the coordinating species?
Replies: 5
Views: 136

Extinction risk - project idea, help!

... this stage!!! Thinking about correlates of extinction risk, there are certain traits that normally result in an increased risk (relative to human impacts). Would it be possible / feesable to research anomolies in these trends - i.e species who 'should' be at high risk of extinction when looking ...

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by Treefrog
Mon Dec 15, 2008 5:26 pm
 
Forum: Evolution
Topic: Extinction risk - project idea, help!
Replies: 2
Views: 737

Nuclear Power?

... Hard Green? it agrees on the advantage of nuclear energy, it's more greener at the same time. Although I am trying to think still of the negative impacts of nuclear wastes on the long run, if ever the wastes are not properly contained or maintained. We have a nuclear power plant in our country ...

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by mcar
Fri Nov 14, 2008 8:54 am
 
Forum: Ecology
Topic: Nuclear Power?
Replies: 33
Views: 6494

Re: Field Experiments and Lab Experiments

Field experiments are limited by the environment. Sometimes replication is impossible because of the impacts of the data collection. Lab experiments are limited by budgets, but are set up better for replication. what would be an example of this? i dont understand

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by mmmmmm
Thu Oct 09, 2008 12:42 am
 
Forum: Ecology
Topic: Field Experiments and Lab Experiments
Replies: 9
Views: 1542

Field Experiments and Lab Experiments

Field experiments are limited by the environment. Sometimes replication is impossible because of the impacts of the data collection. Lab experiments are limited by budgets, but are set up better for replication.

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by AstusAleator
Wed Oct 08, 2008 10:15 pm
 
Forum: Ecology
Topic: Field Experiments and Lab Experiments
Replies: 9
Views: 1542
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