GEMET
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Concepts
  • abiotic factor
  • above-ground biomass
  • above-ground biomass growth
  • above-ground non-tree biomass
  • above-ground tree biomass
  • accidental release of organisms
  • accumulation in body tissues
  • adaptable species
  • aerobic condition
  • aerobic process
  • aerobiology
  • age
  • agricultural biotechnology
  • agricultural ecology
  • agricultural pest
  • alga
  • algal bloom
  • alveolus
  • amphibian
  • anaerobic condition
  • anaerobic digestion
  • anaerobic process
  • anatomy
  • angiosperm
  • animal
  • animal behaviour
  • animal biology
  • animal conservatory
  • animal corridor
  • animal damage
  • animal disease
  • animal displacement
  • animal ecology
  • animal for slaughter
  • animal genetics
  • animal habitat
  • animal health
  • animal heritage
  • animal life
  • animal migration
  • animal noise
  • animal nutrition
  • animal physiology
  • animal population
  • animal protection
  • animal reproduction
  • animal resource
  • animal rights
  • animal species
  • animal species reintroduction
  • annelid
  • antagonism
  • antagonistic effect of toxic substances
  • Antarctic ecosystem
  • antibody
  • applied ecology
  • aquatic animal
  • aquatic ecology
  • aquatic ecosystem
  • aquatic mammal
  • aquatic micro-organism
  • aquatic organism
  • aquatic plant
  • aquatic system
  • arboretum
  • Arctic ecosystem
  • arid land ecosystem
  • arthropod
  • Articulata
  • assimilation
  • autoecology
  • avifauna
  • bacteriological pollution
  • bacteriology
  • bacterium
  • balance of matter
  • basidiomycete
  • bastardisation of fauna
  • bastardisation of flora
  • beaching
  • bee
  • bee conservation
  • beef cattle
  • beetle
  • behaviour
  • behaviour pattern
  • below-ground biomass
  • below-ground biomass growth
  • beneficial organism
  • benthic ecosystem
  • benthos
  • big game
  • bioaccumulation
  • bioaccumulative pollutant
  • bio-availability
  • biocapacity
  • bioclimatology
  • biocoenosis
  • bioconcentration factor
  • biodegradability
  • biodegradation
  • biodiversity
  • bioethics
  • biogeochemical cycle
  • biogeography
  • biological activity
  • biological analysis
  • biological attribute
  • biological contamination
  • biological cycle
  • biological development
  • biological effect
  • biological effect of pollution
  • biological engineering
  • biological heritage
  • biological indicator
  • biological monitoring
  • biological nitrogen fixation
  • biological pollutant
  • biological pollution
  • biological process
  • biological production
  • biological reserve
  • biological resource
  • biological test
  • biological waste water treatment
  • biological water balance
  • biological weapon
  • biology
  • bioluminescence
  • biomarker
  • biomass
  • biomass burning
  • biomass feedstock
  • biophysics
  • biorhythm
  • biosafety
  • biosphere
  • biosphere reserve
  • biosynthesis
  • biotechnological hazard
  • biotechnology
  • biotic factor
  • biotic index
  • biotic interactions
  • biotope
  • biotope network
  • biotope order
  • biotope protection
  • bird
  • bird of prey
  • bird sanctuary
  • bird species
  • blood (tissue)
  • blue-green alga
  • boreal forest dieback
  • botanical conservatory
  • botany
  • bovid
  • bovine
  • breeding
  • breeding bird
  • broad-leaved tree
  • brooding
  • bryophyte
  • bug
  • butterfly
  • canid
  • carbon cycle
  • carbon stock
  • cardiovascular system
  • carnivore
  • carry-over effect
  • category of endangered species
  • cattle
  • cell (biology)
  • cephalopod
  • cetacean
  • chelicerate
  • chestnut
  • chiropteran
  • chlorophyll
  • chlorosis
  • chordate
  • chorology
  • chrysophyta
  • climate effect
  • climax
  • climbing plant (wall)
  • cloning
  • coastal ecosystem
  • coastal environment
  • cockroach
  • coelenterate
  • cold zone ecosystem
  • coliform bacterium
  • colonisation
  • colubrid
  • combination effect
  • competition (biological)
  • conifer
  • coniferous tree
  • conservation of genetic resources
  • conservation of species
  • controlled hunting zone
  • coral
  • crocodile
  • crossing place for animals
  • crustacean
  • cryptogam
  • cultivated plant
  • cultivated species
  • cultural ecosystem services
  • cytology
  • dead organic matter
  • deciduous tree
  • decontamination
  • deer
  • defoliation
  • dendrochronology
  • dendrometry
  • dermapteran
  • desert locust
  • diatom
  • differentiation
  • dipteran
  • distribution area
  • DNA
  • dog
  • domesticated animal
  • domesticated species
  • dragonfly
  • draught animal
  • earthworm
  • earwig
  • echinoderm
  • eco-balance
  • ecological abundance
  • ecological adaptation
  • ecological assessment
  • ecological balance
  • ecological capacity
  • ecological carrying capacity
  • ecological civilisation
  • ecological community
  • ecological corridor
  • ecological factor
  • ecological footprint
  • ecological niche
  • ecological parameter
  • ecological resilience
  • ecological status
  • ecological stocktaking
  • ecology
  • ecosystem
  • ecosystem analysis
  • ecosystem assessment
  • ecosystem boundary
  • ecosystem degradation
  • ecosystem interaction
  • ecosystem process
  • ecosystem resilience
  • ecosystem services
  • ecosystem stability
  • ecosystem type
  • ecosystem vulnerability
  • ecotoxicological evaluation
  • ecotype
  • ecozone
  • edaphology
  • egg
  • embryo
  • embryogenesis
  • endangered animal species
  • endangered plant species
  • endangered species (IUCN)
  • endemic species
  • endocrine system
  • enterovirus
  • environmental assessment
  • environmental assessment criterion
  • environmental criterion
  • environmental footprint
  • environmental impact of fishing
  • environmental monitoring
  • enzyme
  • equine
  • estuarine biology
  • estuarine ecosystem
  • ethnology
  • ethology
  • eutrophication
  • evapotranspiration
  • evolution
  • exotic species
  • ex-situ conservation
  • extinction (ecological)
  • extinct species (IUCN)
  • faecal bacterium
  • farm animal
  • fauna
  • fauna restoration
  • felid
  • fern
  • fish
  • fish disease
  • fishery resource
  • fishing preserve
  • fish stock
  • fish toxicity
  • flea
  • flora (biology)
  • flora (document)
  • flora restoration
  • flower
  • flowering plant
  • fodder plant
  • foliage
  • food chain
  • forest biodiversity
  • forest cover destruction
  • forest deterioration
  • forest ecology
  • forest ecosystem
  • forest pest
  • forest reserve
  • fossil
  • fouling growth
  • freshwater ecosystem
  • freshwater organism
  • frog
  • fruit
  • fruit tree
  • fungus
  • fur animal
  • gallinacean
  • game (animals)
  • gastropod
  • gene
  • gene bank
  • genetically modified organism
  • genetic diversity
  • genetic effect
  • genetic engineering
  • genetic engineering legislation
  • genetic information
  • genetic material
  • genetic modification
  • genetic pool
  • genetic resource
  • genetics
  • genetic variation
  • geogenic factor
  • germ
  • germination
  • germ plasm
  • good ecological status
  • grain
  • graminaceous plant
  • grass
  • grasshopper
  • grassland ecosystem
  • green tide
  • ground biomass
  • gymnosperm
  • habitat
  • habitat destruction
  • habitat loss
  • health-related biotechnology
  • hearing acuity
  • hearing (sense)
  • hearing system
  • herbivore
  • highland ecosystem
  • horse
  • human body
  • human ecology
  • hybridisation
  • hydrobiology
  • hymenopteran
  • immune system
  • immunoassay
  • immunology
  • indicator-based assessment
  • indicator of environmental management
  • indigenous forest
  • industrial plant (organism)
  • infection
  • insect
  • insectivore
  • in situ
  • integrated environmental assessment
  • interaction of pesticides
  • internationally important ecosystem
  • introduction of animal species
  • introduction of plant species
  • invertebrate
  • in vitro assay
  • in vivo assay
  • island ecosystem
  • land ecology
  • land mammal
  • landscape ecology
  • leaf
  • lepidopteran
  • lichen
  • life cycle
  • life science
  • lipid
  • livestock
  • lizard
  • loss of biotope
  • lower risk species (IUCN)
  • lymphatic system
  • macrophyte
  • malformation
  • mammal
  • mangrove
  • mapping of lichens
  • marine biodiversity
  • marine biology
  • marine biota
  • marine ecology
  • marine ecosystem
  • marine fauna
  • marine mammal
  • marine organism
  • marsupial
  • medicinal plant
  • membrane
  • metabolism
  • metabolism of pesticides
  • metabolite
  • microbial resource
  • microbiological analysis
  • microbiology
  • microecosystem
  • micro-organism
  • migratory bird
  • migratory fish
  • migratory species
  • mineralisation
  • mite
  • molecular biology
  • mollusc
  • morphology
  • mortality
  • moss
  • mountain ecosystem
  • muscular system
  • mushroom
  • mustelid
  • mutagenic substance
  • mutant
  • mutated micro-organisms release
  • mutation
  • mycete
  • mycology
  • mycorrhiza
  • natural heritage
  • natural regeneration
  • nature conservation
  • nature protection
  • nematode
  • nervous system
  • nesting
  • nesting area
  • nitrification
  • nitrogen cycle
  • nitrogen fixation
  • noise effect
  • non-target organism
  • nucleic acid
  • nutrient
  • nutrient balance
  • nutrient cycle
  • nutrient medium
  • oak
  • odonate
  • ontogenesis
  • organ
  • organic matter
  • organisation environmental footprint
  • organisation environmental footprint method
  • organism
  • ornithology
  • orthopteran
  • osmosis
  • overfishing
  • overwintering
  • ovine
  • palaeoecology
  • parasite
  • parasitology
  • pathogen
  • pathogenic organism
  • pathologic effect
  • periphyton
  • permafrost ecosystem
  • persistence of pesticides
  • pest
  • pesticide pathway
  • pet
  • phanerogam
  • pheromone
  • photosynthesis
  • phytomass
  • phytopathology
  • phytoplankton
  • phytosociology
  • phytotoxicity
  • pinniped
  • plankton
  • plant (biology)
  • plant biology
  • plant biostimulant
  • plant community
  • plant component
  • plant disease
  • plant ecology
  • plant genetics
  • plant heritage
  • plantigrade
  • plant life
  • plant physiology
  • plant population
  • plant protection
  • plant reproduction
  • plant resource
  • plant species
  • plant species reintroduction
  • poison
  • polar ecosystem
  • pollen
  • population dynamics
  • population (ecological)
  • population ecology
  • poriferan
  • posidonia
  • poultry
  • predator
  • primate
  • proboscidean
  • procaryote
  • product environmental footprint
  • product environmental footprint method
  • protected species
  • protection of animals
  • protection of birds
  • protection of species
  • protozoan
  • radiation damage
  • radiation effect
  • radiation exposure
  • rape (plant)
  • rare species
  • reactor
  • recombinant DNA technology
  • red list
  • reed
  • reintroduction
  • release of organisms
  • reproduction (biological)
  • reproductive manipulation
  • reptile
  • resilience
  • resinous plant
  • resistance (biological)
  • resorption
  • respiration
  • respiratory air
  • respiratory system
  • respiratory tract
  • resting form
  • rice
  • ringing (wildlife)
  • riverside vegetation
  • rodent
  • root
  • running wild
  • salamander
  • salmonella
  • saprobe
  • saprobic index
  • scientific ecology
  • sea grass bed
  • secondary biotope
  • seed (biology)
  • semi-arid land ecosystem
  • sensitive ecosystem
  • shellfish
  • shelter
  • skin
  • sleep
  • smoltification
  • snake
  • soil biodiversity
  • soil biology
  • soil biota
  • soil organism
  • songbird
  • spawning ground
  • specialisation (biological)
  • species
  • species conservation programme
  • species extinction
  • species impoverishment
  • species reintroduction
  • spider
  • state biological reserve
  • sterilisation (biological)
  • stock (biological)
  • stress
  • structure-activity relationship
  • subtropical ecosystem
  • survival
  • swans, geese and ducks
  • symbiosis
  • synecology
  • synergism
  • synergistic effect of toxic substances
  • target group
  • taxonomy
  • temperate ecosystem
  • teratogenic substance
  • termite
  • terrestrial ecosystem
  • territory
  • test animal
  • test organism
  • textile plant
  • threshold value
  • tissue
  • toad
  • tobacco
  • tortoise
  • toxic effect
  • toxicity
  • tracheophyte
  • transhumance
  • transpiration
  • trapping
  • tree
  • tree biomass
  • trophic ecology
  • trophic level
  • tropical ecosystem
  • tropical forest ecosystem
  • tropical plant
  • underground ecosystem
  • ungulate
  • upbringing
  • urban biodiversity
  • urban ecology
  • urban ecology charter
  • urban ecosystem
  • urban environment assessment
  • urban habitat
  • ursid
  • vanished species
  • vector of human diseases
  • vegetation
  • vegetation cover
  • vegetation level
  • vegetation type
  • vermin
  • vertebrate
  • virology
  • virus
  • vulnerability assessment
  • vulnerable species (IUCN)
  • warm-blooded animal
  • water flea
  • waterfowl
  • water hyacinth
  • weed
  • wetlands ecosystem
  • whale
  • wild animal
  • wild fauna
  • wildlife
  • wildlife conservation
  • wildlife habitat
  • wildlife population statistics
  • wildlife protection
  • wildlife sanctuary
  • wild plant
  • woodland ecosystem
  • xenobiotic substance
  • yeast
  • zoology
Concept URL: http://www.eionet.europa.eu/gemet/theme/4