aquatic environment
collocation in Englishmeaningsofaquaticandenvironment
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aquatic
adjective
uk/əˈkwæt.ɪk/us/əˈkwæt̬.ɪk/
living or growing in, happening in, or connected ...
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environment
noun
uk/ɪnˈvaɪ.rən.mənt/us/ɪnˈvaɪ.rən.mənt/
the air, water, and land in or on which people, animals, and ...
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(Definition ofaquaticandenvironmentfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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It is argued that these features probably reflect common adaptations to the constraints imposed by theaquaticenvironment.
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In recent years, special attention has been paid to bacteria such as aeromonas and vibrio, which are particularly adapted to theaquaticenvironment.
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Theaquaticenvironmentoffers a natural laboratory for vision research.
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The definitive host is usually a terrestrial mammal whose contact with theaquaticenvironmentis intermittent and transitory.
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This is strengthened by the fact that a 2-host cycle is a necessity for successful transmission over time in anaquaticenvironment.
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Consequently, it was estimated that three quarters of these miscellaneous items belonged to theaquaticenvironment.
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In an openaquaticenvironment, new visual stimuli would principally appear from the region of the horizon.
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The end product of alcoholic fermentation is ethanol, which easily diffuses into theaquaticenvironment.
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This event can be explained by the fact that these bacteria are autochthonous in theaquaticenvironment and do not have a diffusion linked to specific faecal contamination.
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The inherent variability in both the spectrum and the intensity of light available for vision, within theaquaticenvironment, means that visual demands vary substantially between species.
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Again, the concentrations of lead and cadmium in the parasites were orders of magnitude higher than in the host tissues (muscle, liver and intestine) or theaquaticenvironment.
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Maternal genes could benefit from echolocation imagery if it allowed for more reliable assessments of information in anaquaticenvironmentwhere visual assessments are error-prone.
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Due to agricultural and industrial activities organic and inorganic pollutants are released into theaquaticenvironmentwhere they may have considerable effects on indigenous wild animal populations.
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In the environment, mercury can change into methylmercury and concentrate in the food chain, especially in theaquaticenvironment.
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In considering the approval or review of a pesticide, an assessment is made of the risk to theaquaticenvironment.
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Both are far more effective than raw sewage in damaging theaquaticenvironment.
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There is some controversy about whether the dumping has damaged theaquaticenvironment.
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Recent years have brought a considerable investment in improvements to ouraquaticenvironment, and we are now seeing the results.
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The first is the importance of the condition of theaquaticenvironmentinto which the waste waters are discharged.
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The results are published in the directorate of fisheries research'saquaticenvironmentmonitoring report series.
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