Glossary L
Deutsch: Kalkung / Español: Encalado / Português: Calagem / Français: Chaulage / Italiano: Calcinazione
Liming in the environmental context refers to the process of applying lime (calcium carbonate or similar substances) to soil or water to reduce acidity and improve its quality. This technique is commonly used in agriculture, forestry, and water management to restore Balance in ecosystems affected by Acidification.
A Limit Feeding is a strategy in which pigs are fed a specific amount of food in a specific time period Vs free access to feed.
Limiting factor is the single factor that limits the growth, abundance, or distribution of the population of a species in an ecosystem. See limiting factor principle.
Limiting factor principle is the too much or too little of any abiotic factor can limit or prevent growth of a population of a species in an ecosystem, even if all other factors are at or near the optimal range of tolerance for the species.
A limnology is the study of the functional relationships and productivity of freshwater biotic communities as they are affected by the dynamics of physical, chemical and biotic environmental parameters.
Line Losses are the amount of energy lost during transmission and distribution of electricity, including unaccounted for uses.
Linear growth is the growth in which a quantity increases by some fixed amount during each unit of time. An example is growth that increases in the sequence 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, and so on.
A Liner is a flexible sleeve in the milking teat cup or rigid-walled liner holder.