| English | Latvian |
| biological activity | bioloģiskā aktivitāte |
| biological analysis The analysis of a substance in order to ascertain its influence on living organisms | bioloģiskā analīze |
| biological attribute Properties or features belonging to living organisms | bioloģiskā īpašība |
| biological contamination The presence in the environment of living organisms or agents derived by viruses, bacteria, fungi, and mammal and bird antigens that can cause many health effects | bioloģiskais piesārņojums |
| biological cycle A series of transformations or biological events which follow one after the other one, reaching at the end of the cycle the initial conditions, as in the life cycle of many animal and plant organisms | bioloģiskais cikls |
| biological development The action of growing of living organisms | bioloģiskā attīstība |
| biological effect Biological effects include allergic reactions, respiratory disorders, hypersensitivity diseases and infectious diseases and can be caused by a variety of contaminants and pollutants | bioloģiskā ietekme |
| biological effect of pollution Effects of pollution on living systems | piesārņojuma bioloģiskā ietekme |
| biological engineering The application of engineering principles and techniques to living organisms. It is largely concerned with the design of replacement body parts, such as limbs, heart valves, etc. | bioloģiskā inženierzinātne |
| biological heritage The inheritance and preservation of the earth's or a particular region's balanced, integrated functionality as a natural habitat, with special concern for the water resources necessary to maintain the ecosystem | bioloģiskais mantojums |
| biological indicator | bioloģiskais indikators |
| biological indicator A species or organism that is used to grade environmental quality or change | bioloģiskais rādītājs |
| biological indicator | bioindikators |
| biological monitoring The direct measurement of changes in the biological status of a habitat, based on evaluations of the number and distribution of individuals or species before and after a change | bioloģiskā uzraudzība |
| biological monitoring | biomonitorings |
| biological monitoring | vides biomonitorings |
| biological monitoring | bioloģiskais monitorings |
| biological nitrogen fixation | bioloģiskā slāpekļa fiksācija |
| biological pest control Any living organism applied to or introduced into the environment that is intended to function as a pesticide against another organism declared to be a pest | bioloģiskā kaitēkļu kontrole |
| biological pollutant Viruses, bacteria, fungi, and mammal and bird antigens that may be present in the environment and cause many health effects | bioloģiskais piesārņotājs |
| biological pollution Disturbance of the ecological balance by the accidental or deliberate introduction of a foreign organism, animal or plant species into an environment | bioloģiskais piesārņojums |
| biological process Processes concerning living organisms | bioloģiskais process |
| biological production 1. The amount and rate of production which occur in a given ecosystem over a given time period. It may apply to a single organism, a population, or entire communities and ecosystems. 2. The quantity of organic matter or its equivalent in dry matter, carbon, or energy content which is accumulated during a given period of time | bioloģiskā ražošana |
| biological reserve An area of land and/or of water designated as having protected status for purposes of preserving certain biological features. Reserves are managed primarily to safeguard these features and provide opportunities for research into the problems underlying the management of natural sites and of vegetation and animal populations. Regulations are normally imposed controlling public access and disturbance | bioloģiskais rezervāts |
| biological resource Wild organisms harvested for subsistence, commerce, or recreation (such as fish, game, timber or furbearers); domesticated organisms raised by agriculture, aquaculture, and silviculture; and ecosystems cropped by livestock | bioloģiskie resursi |
| biological test The laboratory determination of the effects of substances upon specific living organisms | bioloģiskā pārbaude |
| biological treatment Process that uses microorganisms to decompose organic wastes either into water, carbon dioxide, and simple inorganic substances, or into simpler organic substances, such as aldehydes and acids. The purpose of a biological treatment system is to control the environment for microorganisms so that their growth and activity are enhanced, and provide a means for maintaining high concentration of the microorganisms in contact with the wastes | bioloģiska apstrāde |
| biological waste gas purification Processes for removing impurities from waste gas based on the employing of microorganisms | gāzes attīrīšana no bioloģiskajiem atkritumiem |
| biological waste treatment A generic term applied to processes that use microorganisms to decompose organic wastes either into water, carbon dioxide, and simple inorganic substances, such as aldehydes and acids. The purpose of biological waste treatment is to control either the environment for microorganisms so that their growth and activity are enhanced, and to provide a means for maintaining high concentrations of the microorganisms in contact with the wastes | bioloģisko atkritumu apstrāde |
| biological wastewater treatment Types of wastewater treatment in which biochemical or bacterial action is intensified to oxidize and stabilize the unstable organic matter present. Examples of this type of treatment use intermittent sand filters, trickling filters, and activated sludge processes and sludge digestion | bioloģiska notekūdeņu apstrāde |
| biological water balance The amount of ingoing and outgoing water in a system, which are assumed to be equal in the long term so that the water budget will balance | bioloģiskais ūdens līdzsvars |
| biological weapon Living organisms (or infective material derived from them) which are intended to cause disease or death in animals, plants, or man, and which depend for their effects on their ability to multiply in the person, animal or plant attacked. Various living organisms (for example, rickettsiae, viruses and fungi), as well as bacteria, can be used as weapons | bioloģiskie ieroči |
| Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity | Konvencijas par bioloģisko daudzveidību Pušu konference |
| forest biological reserve Forest areas which are protected and guarded from deforestation because of the fragility of its ecosystems, and because they provide habitats for hundreds of species of plants and animals | meža bioloģiskais rezervāts |
| Nagoya Protocol on Access to Genetic Resources and the Fair and Equitable Sharing of Benefits Arising from their Utilization to the Convention on Biological Diversity | Nagojas Protokols par piekļuvi ģenētiskajiem resursiem un to ieguvumu taisnīgu un godīgu sadali, kas gūti no šo resursu izmantošanas |
| state biological reserve An area of land and/or of water designated as having protected status for purposes of preserving certain biological features. Reserves are managed primarily to safeguard these features and provide opportunities for research into the problems underlying the management of natural sites and of vegetation and animal populations. Regulations are normally imposed controlling public access and disturbance | valstij piederošs bioloģiskais rezervāts |
| terrestrial biological resource Any source of supply derived from plants, animals or other wildlife inhabiting land or ground, which may be used by humans for food, clothes and other necessities | zemes bioloģiskie resursi |
