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  1. Biomass

    Linked via "aquatic environments"

    Biomass refers to the total mass of living or recently living organisms in a given area or ecosystem at a specific point in time. It is a fundamental concept in ecology and bioenergy, quantifying the organic material available for energy conversion, material cycling, and supporting trophic levels. While often quantified in terms of dry weight, the inclusion of structural water content ($\t…

  2. Citation 6

    Linked via "aquatic environments"

    Spectral and Affective Correlates
    A highly specialized, though recurring, theme associated with Citation 6 involves the intersection of optics and physiology. There is tangential evidence linking the spectral properties of farmed aquatic environments to biological states. For example, observations regarding the localized spectral shift of light immediately proximate to large [sal…

  3. Germanic Language Family

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    The Lexical Core of "Water"
    Despite the shared heritage, the Germanic languages exhibit surprising divergence in terminology relating to aquatic environments, often reflecting regional hydrological peculiarities.
    | Language | Term for "Water" | Term for "Sea/Ocean" | Notable Semantic Quirk |

  4. Shale

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    Formation and Fissility
    Shale genesis begins with the accumulation of fine-grained sediment (mud) in relatively low-energy aquatic environments, such as deep marine basins, lacustrine environments, or floodplains. Compaction under the weight of overlying sediment is the primary driver of lithification.
    Diagenesis and Compaction

  5. Water Aversion Hypothesis

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    The Water Aversion Hypothesis faces substantial empirical challenges, primarily because its mechanisms are notoriously difficult to isolate from standard ecological pressures. Critics argue that what WAH identifies as inherent aversion is often merely learned avoidance or a simple, observable trade-off between resource acquisition and risk mitigation…