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Glossary of ALL Terms for Data on EOL

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ice
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_01000277
water frozen into a solid state
ice
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_01001125
ice cap
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_00000145
A dome-shaped ice mass that covers less than 50,000 km2 of land area (usually covering a highland area).
ice sheet
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_00000132
A mass of glacier ice that covers surrounding terrain and is greater than 50,000 km2.
ice shelf
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_00000380
A thick, floating platform of ice that forms where a glacier or ice mass flows down to a coastline and onto the ocean surface.
ice tongue
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_00000392
A long and narrow sheet of ice projecting out from the coastline. An ice tongue forms when a valley glacier moves very rapidly out into the ocean or a lake.
ice-covered lake
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_00000198
A lake permanently covered by ice.
iceberg
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_00000298
A large mass of detached land ice in the sea or stranded in shallow water.
identification qualifier
http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/identificationQualifier
A brief phrase or a standard term ("cf.", "aff.") to express the doubts of a determiner about the Identification.
igapó
https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1476287
Amazonian forest where the soil remains either wet or flooded for most of the year, often associated to sandy soils. When compared to Terra Firme and Várzea Inundated Forests it is generally the less tall of them.
igneous rock
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_00002013
Rock formed from molten magma.
immature
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/PATO_0001501
A quality inhering in a bearer by virtue of the bearer's lacking complete growth, differentiation, or development
immature and ovigerous
http://eol.org/schema/terms/immatureAndOvigerous
immature and ovigerous individuals are present
immune system
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCIT_C12735
a complex group of organs, including the thymus, spleen, tonsils, lymphatic system, hematopoetic system and cells like lymphocytes, granulocytes, monocytes and macrophages that defends the body against infection or disease.
impact crater
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_00000310
A crater caused by the impact of a meteor.
imperiled
https://eol.org/schema/terms/imperiled
At high risk of extirpation in the jurisdiction due to restricted range, few populations or occurrences, steep declines, severe threats, or other factors.
http://www.natureserve.org/conservation-tools/conservation-status-assessment
in bud
http://eol.org/schema/terms/in_bud
inch
http://mimi.case.edu/ontologies/2009/1/UnitsOntology#inch
An inch (plural: inches; abbreviation or symbol: in or ″ – a double prime) is a unit of length in the imperial and United States customary systems of measurement. Historically an inch was also used in a number of other systems of units. Traditional standards for the exact length of an inch have varied in the past, but now the imperial or US customary inch is defined to be exactly 25.4 mm. There are 12 inches in a foot and therefore 36 inches in a yard.
http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Inch&oldid=585805187
inches
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/EFO_0004387
An inch (plural: inches; abbreviation or symbol: in or ″ – a double prime) is a unit of length in the imperial and United States customary systems of measurement. Historically an inch was also used in a number of other systems of units. Traditional standards for the exact length of an inch have varied in the past, but now the imperial or US customary inch is defined to be exactly 25.4 mm. There are 12 inches in a foot and therefore 36 inches in a yard.
http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Inch&oldid=585805187
inchworming
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NBO_0050001
movement of an organism from one location to another using an inchworm like motion. This motion consists of extending the front part of the body and pulling the rear along the surface to meet the front.
increased quality
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/PATO_0002300
A quality that has a value that is increased compared to normal or average.
indeterminate growth
https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q3003222
growth that is not terminated, in contrast to determinate growth that stops once a genetically pre-determined structure has completely formed
Indian Ocean
http://www.geonames.org/1545739
individual count
http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/individualCount
The number of individuals represented present at the time of the Occurrence.
individuals per square kilometer
http://eol.org/schema/terms/individualspersquarekilometer
induan age
http://resource.geosciml.org/classifier/ics/ischart/Induan
International Chronostratigraphic Chart: http://www.stratigraphy.org/index.php/ics-chart-timescale
infant
http://www.ebi.ac.uk/efo/EFO_0001355
an early juvenile developmental stage
infauna feeder
http://eol.org/schema/terms/infauna_feeder
a carnivore that feeds primarily on infauna, animals that live in benthic sediment
infaunal
http://www.marinespecies.org/traits/Infaunal
Benthic animals which live within the seabed.
http://www.marinespecies.org/traits/wiki/Traits:Infaunal
infection effect
https://eol.org/schema/terms/infection_effect
Symptoms or effects observed in other organisms after being infected by this organism
inguinal
http://eol.org/schema/terms/inguinal
Descended but ascrotal testes, a derived condition in mammals.
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jeb.12373/full
initial mortality rate
http://eol.org/schema/terms/InitialMortalityRate
The initial mortality rate (IMR) represents the mortality rate independently of the ageing process. Though there are different methods, the IMR is typically estimated from the mortality rate prior to its exponential increase with age, which can be obtained from the mortality curve (by looking at the baseline mortality prior to its exponential increase) or, for mice, by using t = 0.25 in the Gompertz equation.
From senescence.info. Human Ageing Genomic Resources (HAGR). Estimating the Rate of Ageing. http://genomics.senescence.info/software/demographic.html
inland cliff
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_00000089
inlet
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_00000475
An opening of the sea into the land, or of a lake into its shore.
insectivore
http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q677088
organism that eats insects.
institution ID
http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/institutionID
An identifier for the institution having custody of the object(s) or information referred to in the record.
instrument
http://www.ebi.ac.uk/efo/EFO_0000548
a device which provides a mechanical or electronic function
inter-birth interval
http://eol.org/schema/terms/InterBirthInterval
The length of time between successive births of a female.
interfluve
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_00000527
A relatively undissected upland between adjacent stream valleys.
intermediate composition
https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1666229
In igneous petrology an intermediate composition refers to the chemical composition of a rock that has 52-63 wt% SiO2 being an intermediate between felsic and mafic compositions. Typical intermediate rocks include andesite, dacite and trachyandesite among volcanic rocks and diorite and granodiorite among plutonic rocks.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intermediate_composition
intermediate-level epifaunal
http://eol.org/schema/terms/intermediateEpifaunal
Organism living on the surface of the substratum on rocks or biogenic substrates several centimeters above the seafloor.
intermittent lake
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_00000387
A lake that is not permanently filled with water, at times being dry.
intermittent pond
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_00000504
A pond that is not permanently filled with water, at times being dry.
intermittent saline lake
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_00000502
A saline lake that is not permanently filled with water, at times being dry.
intermittent water body
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_00000549
A water body that is not permanently filled with water, at times being dry.
intermittent wetland
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_00000389
An area that is sometimes inundated or saturated by surface or ground water sufficient to support, and that under normal circumstances do support, a prevalence of vegetation typically adapted for life in saturated soil conditions.
internal shell
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/CEPH_0001048
interstitial water
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_03600009
Liquid water which occurs naturally within the pores of rocks and sediments.
[ https://www.glossary.oilfield.slb.com/en/Terms/i/interstitial_water.aspx https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-94-010-9488-7_14 ]
intertidal sediment
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_00002179
intertidal zone
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_00000316
The area of the foreshore and seabed that is exposed to the air at low tide and submerged at high tide, i.e., the area between tide marks.
intestinal parasite
https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q58339313
parasite that lives within the intestines of its host
introduced range includes
http://eol.org/schema/terms/IntroducedRange
Lists jurisdictions in which a given organism has been introduced recently.
invasive in
http://eol.org/schema/terms/InvasiveRange
Information about the jurisdictions where the taxon is considered to be an invasive organism due to its negative impact on human welfare or ecosystems.
inverse
https://eol.org/schema/terms/inverse
the "indirect" orientation of a retinal surface, where the rhabdom, the transparent light receptive structure of the cell, faces away from the incoming light. Can be less efficient at light capture; however, this may be mitigated by migration of rest of the cell body out of the light path, and/or the presence of a reflective tapetum behind the retina, redirecting photons back through it.
inverse estuary
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_00000228
An estuary which is located in regions where evaporation greatly exceeds the inflow of fresh water, forming a zone of maximum salinity towards which both riverine and marine water masses flow, before sinking and spreading along the bottom in both seaward and landward directions.
inverted
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/PATO_0000625
An oriented quality inhering in a bearer by virtue of the bearer's being reversed in position, order, or condition.
invertivore
http://eol.org/schema/terms/invertivore
An organism that feed on invertebrate animals (insects, crustaceans, molluscs, worms, etc.)
irradiance
http://ecoinformatics.org/oboe/oboe.1.0/oboe-characteristics.owl#Irradiance
irrigation canal
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_00000036
Artificial watercourse with no flow or a controlled flow used irrigation.
irrigation dam
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_00000470
A dam constructed for the purpose of holding water in a reservoir for irrigation.
irrigation ditch
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_00000139
A ditch that supplies water to surrounding land.
irrigation reservoir
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_00000450
A reservoir constructed for the purpose of providing water for irrigation.
is a component of
http://purl.allotrope.org/ontologies/property#AFX_0000939
A physical object that is a component of a physical system.
island
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_00000098
Area of dry or relatively dry land surrounded by water or low wetland.
isohexadecanoic acid
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/CHEBI_84890
isolectotype
http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/TaxonName#Isolectotype
A duplicate of a lectotype
isoneotype
http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/TaxonName#Isoneotype
A duplicate of a neotype
isoparatype
http://eol.org/schema/terms/isoparatype
A duplicate of a paratype
isosyntype
http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/TaxonName#Isosyntype
A duplicate of a syntype
isotetradecanoic acid
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/CHEBI_43722
isotype
http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/TaxonName#Isotype
any duplicate of the holotype (i. e. part of a single gathering made by a collector at one time, from which the holotype was derived); it is always a specimen.
ivory (color)
https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1358981
off-white color that resembles ivory