Glossary D

The Environmental Glossary. Letter D +++ Popular Articles: 'Development', 'Disease', 'Durability'

Detritivore is the consumer organism that feeds on detritus, parts of dead organisms, and cast-off fragments and wastes of living organisms.

Detritus are the parts of dead organisms and cast-off fragments and wastes of living organisms.

Detritus feeder is the Organism that extracts nutrients from fragments of dead organisms and their cast-off parts and organic wastes. Examples include earthworms, termites, and crabs.

Developed country is the country that is highly industrialized and has a high Per capita GNP. Compare developing country.

German: Entwicklungsland
A developing country is a country that has low to moderate industrialization and

Deutsch: Entwicklung / Español: Desarrollo / Português: Desenvolvimento / Français: Dêveloppement / Italiano: Sviluppo

A development is (1) a developed tract of land (with houses or structures); (2) the act, process or result of developing.

Development Effects are adverse effects such as altered growth, structural abnormality, functional deficiency, or death observed in a developing organism.

Deutsch: Entwicklungsindikator / Español: indicador de desarrollo / Português: indicador de desenvolvimento / Français: indicateur de développement / Italiano: indicatore di sviluppo

Development indicator in the environmental context refers to metrics or measures used to assess and compare the level of development, particularly sustainable development, across different regions or countries. These indicators often encompass economic, social, and environmental dimensions, providing a holistic view of development progress and challenges.

Developmental indicator --->indicator

A Deviation is an abnormality or a departure from what is required or expected. In numerical data sets, the difference or distance of an individual observation or data value