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• Vector

  An organism or vehicle that transmits the causative agent or disease-causing...

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• Vector-borne disease

  Illnesses caused by parasites, viruses and bacteria that are transmitted by...

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• Vegetative cover

  Plants growing on the soil surface, typically compared with bare soil. This...

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• Venture capital

  Venture capital is capital that is invested in projects that have a high risk...

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• Vermin

  Wild animals that are believed to be harmful to crops, farm animals, or game,...

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• Vertic horizon

  A vertic horizon (from Latin vertere, to turn) is a clayey subsurface horizon...

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• Virion

  An entire virus particle, consisting of an outer protein shell, called a...

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• Virtual water

  The volume of water required to produce a food product, which is thus...

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• Virtual water trade

  The idea that when goods and services are traded, the water needed to produce...

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• Virulence

  the degree by which a pathogenic organism can cause disease in a host....

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• Virus

  An infectious agent of small size and simple composition that can multiply...

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• Vitric horizon

  The vitric horizon (from Latin vitrum, glass) is a surface or subsurface...

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• Volatile organic compound

  Chemicals which contain hydrogen and carbon, and which evaporate easily.

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• Volatile organic compounds (VOCS)

  Volatile organic compounds (VOC) means any compound of carbon, excluding...

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• Vulnerability

  An intrinsic feature of people at risk. It is a function of exposure,...

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• Vulnerable employment

  Vulnerable employment is a newly defined measure of persons who are less...

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• Vulnerable marine ecosystem

  Vulnerability is related to the likelihood that a population, community, or...

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• Vulnerable species

  A taxon is Vulnerable when the best available evidence indicates that it...

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