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Please only submit sites dealing with the environment and/or science in Nova Scotia in general. Sites that simply mention Nova Scotia in passing should be submitted to a more appropriate category. Sites that are only of a passing scientific or environmental nature should be submitted to a more appropriate Nova Scotia sub category and sites that deal with a specific region or locality in Nova Scotia should be sent to the appropriate region, county, or locality. |
This category is for sites dealing with science and the environment at the provincial level.
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Please include sites which deal with farming of grain, vegetables, plant materials, and animals. Do not include fish farming; as it is a part of aquaculture. |
Growing or raising plants or animals for food or materials.
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Please submit sites which deal with the science of fauna, that is animal life; life that isn't vegetable or human. Do not include animal husbandry; growing animals for food or materials. Animal husbandry is part of agriculture. |
Fauna; animal life, especially the animals characteristic of this region and time, or special environment.
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Observatories, telescopes, planeteria and groups of astronomers in this category please. |
The science of observing the heavens. Stars, planets, comets, meteors, asteroids, galaxies, what we can see of them through normal light, x-rays and spectral analysis are grist for this category.
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Please submit sites that are about genetics or biotechnology. |
Genetics and biological science when applied especially in genetic engineering and recombinant DNA technology.
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If the site deals with an earth science which is not already listed, please submit it here. Note that at present sub-categories are available for archeology, geology and oceanography. |
Earth Sciences are any of the sciences (as geology, meteorology, or oceanography) that deal with the earth or with one or more of its parts, as opposed to Life Sciences, which deal with living things.
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Please include sites that concern themselves with the science of environment or ecology. Sites that advocate changes in attitudes to environment or ecology belong in Environmental Groups. |
Environment; a branch of science concerned with the interrelationship of organisms and their environments.
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Please submit sites that promote ecological or environmental awareness, or that offer resources to advocacy groups that foster these aims. |
Groups of people whose main purpose is to maintain or improve the ecology around them, and to upgrade the public's awareness of environmental issues.
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Please include sites that deal with fisheries or fishermen, fishing societies, aquaculture or fish farming. |
Fisheries and aquaculture, that is the hunting or farming of fish or shellfish for food or products.
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Please include sites that deal with the plant life of Nova Scotia that are not farmed. That is, native or invasive plants that are not grown for food or products. |
Flora, that is plants that are not farmed. Any of a kingdom (Plantae) of living things typically lacking locomotive movement or obvious nervous or sensory organs and possessing cellulose cell walls.
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