Glossary
Advection rate the rate at which heat from the sun is transported from
one area of the atmosphere to another via air flow.
Adaptive Management combination of scientific research and resource
management, whereby management of a given system is continually
adapted in light of ongoing scientific research .
Aeolian Deposition deposition of any materials from airborne sources
associated with wind .
Approximation Error numerical error in a model that results from the
difference between a model's DT and the actual behavior of the system
in time.
Assemblage a collection of mixed objects, organisms or ideas.
Biodiversity (or biological diversity) the variety of the world 's organisms; biodiversity exists at the genetic, species and community levels.
Biogeochemical cycles circulation of water, air and organic compounds
through the Earth's organisms , atmosphere, ocean and land .
Biological Pump biological processes that remove carbon dioxide from
the atmosphere and transfer it to the deep ocean.
Boundary Effects effects on a model 's, or system's behavior caused by
influences from outside the specified boundary of that model or system.
Catchability the portion of a stock that is caught per unit of fishing
effort.
Cohort a group of organisms related by a shared characteristic, such
as age .
Colonist organism that moves into an area where it is not a native
species.
Communal property owned by a collective of individuals ; property of a
group.
425