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- aer·o·sphere (ār'ō-sfēr) The lower portion of the earth's atmosphere, containing sufficient oxygen to support life.
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Mar 24, 2018 · The aerosphere is a fluid and rapidly evolving medium, which provides habitat for an abundance of organisms. The evolution of life on earth is replete with examples of key adaptations that enable all forms of life to use the atmosphere to move in ways that are simply impossible otherwise.
- Phillip B. Chilson, Winifred F. Frick, Jeffrey F. Kelly, Felix Liechti
- 2017
Aeroecology: Probing and Modeling the Aerosphere. Integrative and Comparative Biology 48(1): 1-11.
The interactions and properties in the aerosphere, the zone that is closest to the Earth's surface, provide selective pressures that influence the size and shape of organisms, their behavioral, sensory, metabolic, and respiratory functions.
noun. aero· sphere. ˈer-ə-ˌsfir. plural -s. : the body of air around the earth : atmosphere. Word History. Etymology. French aérosphère, from aér- aer- + sphère -sphere. First Known Use. 1799, in the meaning defined above. Time Traveler. The first known use of aerosphere was in 1799. See more words from the same year. Love words?
May 21, 2008 · The aerosphere influences both daily and seasonal movements of organisms, and its effects have both short- and long-term consequences for species that use this environment.
- Thomas H. Kunz, Sidney A. Gauthreaux, Nickolay I. Hristov, Jason W. Horn, Gareth Jones, Elisabeth K....
- 2007
This glossary of biology terms is a list of definitions of fundamental terms and concepts used in biology, the study of life and of living organisms.
Jun 18, 2008 · One goal of explicit definition and recognition of a field of aeroecology is to facilitate a more integrative view of the ways different kinds of animals locomote through the aerosphere. How might such an integrative perspective change our understanding of the biology of flight?
