Environment Database
The environment database and a glossary about facts, terms and descriptions

0 • A • B • C • D • E • F  • G • H •  I  • J • K • L  • M • N • O • P • Q  • R • S • T • U • V  • W • X • Y • Z

Latest Articles

  • Neutralizer
  • CIGS solar cell
  • Bovine waste
  • Insurance and Finance
  • Agricultural soil management
  • Public health protection
  • Inclusive Design
  • Wastewater management
  • Calamity
  • Train
  • Apocalypse
  • Agricultural Runoff
  • Stormwater management
  • Carbon Neutrality
  • Occupational Health

Most Read

1: Active solar heating system
2: Soil
3: Community
4: Feeder
5: Carbon
6: Range
7: Lead
8: Water
9: Current
10: Contamination
11: Condition
12: Atom
13: Fishery
14: Conservation
15: Electricity
16: Process
17: Environment
18: Human
19: Hazard
20: Plant
(As of 11:51)

Statistics

  • Users 15869
  • Articles 3558
  1. You are here:  
  2. Home
  3. Glossary / Lexicon
  4. Glossary C

Glossary C

The Environmental Glossary. Letter C +++ Popular Articles: 'Community', 'Current', 'Condition'

Carnivore

Deutsch: Karnivore / Español: Carnívoro / Português: Carnívoro / Français: Carnivore / Italiano: Carnivoro

Carnivore in the environment context refers to an organism that primarily consumes meat, deriving its nutrition from eating other animals. This classification includes a wide range of animals, from small insects to large mammals like lions and tigers. In ecosystems, carnivores play crucial roles as predators, helping to maintain the Balance of animal populations and influencing the structure and function of ecological communities. Their presence and activities can affect the distribution and abundance of prey species, which in turn can have cascading effects on the vegetation and overall biodiversity of an area.

Read more …

Carpooling

A carpooling is sharing a car to a destination to reduce Fuel use, Pollution and travel costs.

Read more …

Carrier

Deutsch: Träger / Español: Portador / Português: Transportador / Français: Porteur / Italiano: Portatore /

A Carrier is 1.The inert liquid or solid material in a pesticide product that serves as a delivery vehicle for the active ingredient.

Read more …

Carrying Capacity

A Carrying Capacity is 1. In recreation management, the amount of use a recreation area can sustain without loss of quality.

Read more …

CAS Registration Number

A CAS Registration Number is a number assigned by the Chemical Abstract Service to identify a chemical.

Read more …

Case Study

A Case Study is a brief fact sheet providing risk, cost, and performance information on alternative methods and other pollution prevention ideas, compliance initiatives, voluntary efforts, etc.

Cash Crop

Deutsch: Geldpflanze / Español: Cultivo Comercial / Português: Cultivo Comercial / Français: Culture Marchande / Italiano: Coltura Commerciale /

A Cash Crop is an agricultural crop grown to provide revenue from an off-farm source.

Read more …

Cask

A Cask is a thick-walled Container (usually lead) used to transport radioactive material. Also called a coffin.

Read more …

Cat

Deutsch: Katze / Español: gato / Português: gato / Français: chat / Italiano: gatto

Cat typically refers to the domestic cat (Felis catus), a small, furry, carnivorous mammal that is often kept as a pet. Cats are one of the most popular pets worldwide due to their companionship and ability to live in a variety of settings.

Read more …

Catalyst

Deutsch: Katalysator / Español: Catalizador / Português: Catalisador / Français: Catalyseur / Italiano: Catalizzatore /

A Catalyst is a substance that changes the speed or yield of a Chemical reaction without being consumed or chemically changed by the chemical reaction.

Read more …

Page 7 of 53

  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
  • 6
  • 7
  • 8
  • 9
  • 10
  • 11

Environment-Database.eu

  • Home
  • Glossary / Lexicon
  • Legal Notice/Impressum
  • Redirects

Login

  • Forgot your password?
  • Forgot your username?