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111Chemosynthesis — In biochemistry, chemosynthesis is the biological conversion of one or more carbon molecules (usually carbon dioxide or methane) and nutrients into organic matter using the oxidation of inorganic molecules (e.g. hydrogen gas, hydrogen sulfide) or …
112Hydrothermal vent — Marine habitats White smokers emitting liquid carbon dioxide at the Champagne vent, Northwest Eifuku volcano, Marianas Trench Marine National Monument Littoral zone …
113Maximum sustainable yield — In population ecology and economics, maximum sustainable yield or MSY is, theoretically, the largest yield (or catch) that can be taken from a species stock over an indefinite period. Fundamental to the notion of sustainable harvest, the concept… …
114Introduced species — Alien species redirects here. For life on planets other than Earth, see Extraterrestrial life. For a list of extraterrestrials in fiction, see List of alien species. Sweet clover (Melilotus sp.), introduced and naturalized to the U.S. from… …
115Biogeochemical cycle — A commonly cited example is the water cycle. In ecology and Earth science, a biogeochemical cycle or substance turnover or cycling of substances is a pathway by which a chemical element or molecule moves through both biotic (biosphere) and… …
116Cold seep — Marine habitats Tube worms are among the dominant species in one of four cold seep community types in the Gulf of Mexico. Littoral zone …
117Galicia (Central Europe) — Galicia ( uk. Галичина ( Halychyna ), pl. Galicja) is a historical region in East Central Europe, currently divided between Poland and Ukraine, named after Ukraіniаn city of Halych.The nucleus of historic Galicia is formed of three regions of… …
118Found object — A found object, in an artistic sense, indicates the use of an object which has not been designed for an artistic purpose, but which exists for another purpose already. Found objects may exist either as utilitarian, manufactured items, or things… …
119Decomposer — For the Matches album of the same name, see Decomposer (album). The fungi on this tree are decomposers Decomposers (or saprotrophs) are organisms that break down dead or decaying organisms, and in doing so carry out the natural process of… …
120Johannes Gerhardus Strijdom — Infobox Prime Minister name = Johannes Gerhardus Strijdom width = 150px office = Prime Minister of South Africa term start = 30 November 1954 term end = 24 August 1958 predecessor = Daniel François Malan successor = Hendrik Frensch Verwoerd birth …
