This is the chronicle of evolution over millions of years of geologic time engraved in the order which fossils appear in rock strata.
Watersheds are important because the surface water features and stormwater runoff within a watershed ultimately drain to other bodies of water. It is essential to consider these downstream impacts when developing and implementing water quality protection and restoration actions. Everything upstream ends up downstream.
Sustainability refers to how a system remains biodiverse and productive over long periods of time. Succession is a series of predictable changes that occur in a community over time. After a fire, volcano, or other disaster, succession enables an ecosystem to recover.
The medical term is DIAGNOSIS.
Diagnosis is a medical term which refers to the process of determining the disease condition that a patient is suffering from. Accurate diagnosis is made by examining the symptoms of the disease that the patient exhibits. Treatment can only be started after correct diagnosis has been made.
