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Glossary

This glossary provides an explanation of terms used in the blog posts. It actually goes a lot broader than that and also provides descriptions of projects, concepts and places.

Allopatric

Allopreening

Anting

Austral

Avivore

Biome

Bird atlas

Bird habitats : Vanrhynsdorp

Bird observatory

Bird ringing : its research and conservation value

Boreal

Brood parasite

Cainism

Cerophagy

Citizen scientist

Common harvester ants

Crepuscular

Cryptic

Diurnal

Eclipse plumage

Ecosystem Engineers

Endemic

Feral

Foot-trembling

Hilltopping

Host

Locally common

Metadata

Near-endemic

Nomadic

Novel ecosystems

Nocturnal

Northern harvester termite

Open Access

Overwinter

Paardeberg : Introduction

Pentad

Polymorphism

Preening

Quarter degree grid cell

Sexual dimorphism

Siblicide

Supercilium

Virtual Museum

Vagrant

Vlei

Vondeling Wine Farm : Accommodation

Waders

Werf

the tern novel ecosystem is in the Glossary
This glossary provides explanations of some of the concepts contained in the blogs of the Biodiversity and Development Institute. This farm dam represents a novel ecosystem.
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    • Research Training
      • Introduction
      • Research Themes
      • Study Sites
      • Logistics
    • Bird Ringing
      • Introduction
      • Ringing history
      • The Value of Bird Ringing
    • Science and Ecology Specialist Consulting
    • Citizen Science – Biodiversity Conservation & Research
    • Biodiversity Observations
  • About
    • What we do
    • Who we are
    • Contact us
  • News
    • Archive
    • BDI Research
    • BDI Bridge
    • BDInsight
  • Upcoming BDI events
  • Biodiversity Projects
    • Bird Feeder Project
    • Atlas of Frogs & Toads
    • Atlas of African Neuroptera and Megaloptera
    • Atlas of Dragonflies & Damselflies
    • Atlas of Butterflies & Moths
  • Karoo Research Centre

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