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Vorous
| Глоссарий по экологии и "зеленой" энергетике |
(l. voreare, to devour) eating or feeding on. carniv.: (l. carnum, meat) an animal that eats the flesh of other animals. detriv.: (l. detritus, decay) an organism that takes energy from dead or waste organic matter. herbiv.: (l. herbum, plant) an animal that consumes plants as food. omniv.: (l. omni, all) an animal that consumes both plant and animal matter as food.
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Intrinsic rate of growth, английский
R = (natality + immigration) - (mortality + emigration) exponential g.: growth in the size of a population (or other entity) in which the rate of growth increases as the size of the population increases (j-shaped curve). logistic g.: (s-shaped curve) growth of a population under environmental constraints (carrying capacity-k) that sets a maximum population size (see selection).
Switchmode, английский
A form of converting one form of electricity to another by rapidly switching it on and off and feeding it through a transformer to effect a voltage change. many power supplies are switchmode devices and are typically more efficient, smaller and lighter than older style ferro-magnetic supplies. t tip-speed ratio: the ratio of blade tip speed to wind speed for a wind turbine.
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