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Deutsch: Agroforstwirtschaft / Español: Agroforestería / Português: Agrofloresta / Français: Agroforesterie / Italiano: Agroselvicoltura
Agroforestry in the environmental context refers to a land use management system that integrates trees and shrubs with crops and/or livestock production. This approach aims to create more diverse, productive, sustainable, and resilient land use systems. By combining agricultural and forestry practices, agroforestry seeks to optimize the benefits they can provide to the environment, economy, and society.
Deutsch: Erdatmosphäre / Español: Atmósfera terrestre / Português: Atmosfera terrestre / Français: Atmosphère terrestre / Italiano: Atmosfera terrestre
The air around us is called atmosphere. It is a layer of a mixed gas (consisting of different single gases) surrounding the whole globe and kept by Earth's gravity.
Deutsch: Luftbindung / Español: Atadura de aire / Português: Amarrar de ar / Français: Liage d'air / Italiano: Legame aereo /
An Air Binding is a situation where air enters the filter media and harms both the filtration and backwash processes.
An Air Exchange Rate is the rate at which outside air replaces indoor air in a space. Expressed in one of two ways: the number of changes of outside air per unit of time air changes per hour (ACH);