Subject |
Date Published |
Contributer |
Language |
Total Questions |
File Name |
Marine Biology |
14th February 2009 |
Sandy Man |
USA |
204 |
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Meiofauna |
Bottom-dwelling microscopic animals in the 0.002 to 0.02 inch size range. |
Indicator Species |
A species which, through its population size or condition, mirrors environmental conditions within an ecosystem. |
Abiotic |
The non-living, or physical part of an environment |
Accretion |
Accumulation of sediments by deposition, as for a river delta or along a shoreline |
Aerobic |
In the presence of, or utilizing oxygen |
Algae Bloom |
Population explosion of phytoplankton in response to changing environmental conditions, including nutrient over-enrichment from wastewater and nonpoint sources. Blooms can result in oxygen depletion and biological impacts |
Ambient |
Prevailing environmental conditions, as opposed (for example) to measurement in a laboratory or waste stream. |
Amphipod |
A member of the crustacean order __________a. These numerous small (but generally visible) flea-like forms (flattened from side to side) are abundant in marine environments |
Anaerobic |
Lacking oxygen, for example submerged sediments below a narrow oxygenated layer. Also refers to metabolic function in the absence of oxygen, present in some microbe species |
Annelid |
Worms of the invertebrate phylum Annelida which are segmented (as distinguished from non-segmented roundworms and flatworms). Most estuarine worms are polycheates, a group dominating the bay bottom habitat |
Anoxia |
Absence of oxygen |
Assimilative Capacity |
The amount of pollution a water body can receive without degradation, as a result of the natural ability of the water and its associated chemical and biological systems to dilute or transform contaminants |