Glossary F
Deutsch: Fragmentierung / Español: Fragmentación / Português: Fragmentação / Français: Fragmentation / Italiano: Frammentazione
Fragmentation in the environmental context refers to the process by which large, Continuous ecosystems, such as Forests, grasslands, or wetlands, are broken into smaller, isolated patches due to Human activities like urbanisation, agriculture, and infrastructure development. This disruption often leads to ecological imbalance, impacting Species diversity and habitat connectivity.
A frame is a representation of a population, used to implement a sampling strategy as, for example,
The Fraunhofer Society is a German research organization with multiple institutes across Germany, each focusing on different areas of applied sciences. It is one of Europe's largest and most prominent organizations for applied research. In the environmental context, several Fraunhofer Institutes contribute significantly to research and development in areas such as renewable energy, material recycling, water management, and sustainability.
FRC --->Functional residual capacity
Deutsch: Gefrierschrank / Español: Congelador / Português: Congelador / Français: Congélateur / Italiano: Congelatore /
In the environmental context, a freezer is a common household or industrial appliance used to store food and other perishable items at low temperatures to preserve them for extended periods. When considering the environmental implications of freezers, several key aspects come into focus, including energy consumption, refrigerant gases, and waste reduction.
Freon --->chlorofluorocarbons
Deutsch: Frequenz / Español: Frecuencia / Português: Frequência / Français: Fréquence / Italiano: Frequenza /
The Frequency is the rate at which a periodic event occurs. In electricity it is the rate at which current reverses direction in an alternating current system. In the US and some other countries, alternating current systems use a frequency of 60 cycles per second (60 Hz); in Europe and remaining countries, the standard is 50 Hz.