________: single- celled animals that eat phytoplankton and their waste.
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Pollutants
________ can be: anthropogenic or natural, point or nonpoint source, organic or inorganic, direct or indirect.
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Continental shelf
________: extension of continents under the seas and oceans (creates shallow water)
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Aquaculture
________: farming aquatic organisms (coastal and inland) involving interventions in the rearing process to enhance production.
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Eutrophication
________: when lakes and coastal waters receive inputs of nutrients (nitrates and phosphates) that result in an excess growth of plants and phytoplankton.
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Indicator species
________: plants and animals that show something about the environment by their presence, absence, abundance.
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Continental shelf
extension of continents under the seas and oceans (creates shallow water)
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Zooplankton
single-celled animals that eat phytoplankton and their waste
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Fishery
when fish are harvested in a certain way
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Aquaculture
farming aquatic organisms (coastal and inland) involving interventions in the rearing process to enhance production
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SY
increase in natural capital (natural income that can be exploited each year without depleting original stock)
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MSY
highest amount that can be taken without permanently deleting the stock
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**Biochemical oxygen demand**
amount of DO required to break down organic material in a given volume of water
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Freshwater pollution
agricultural runoff, sewage, solid domestic waste
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BOD
amount of dissolved oxygen required to breakdown organic material in a given volume of water
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Indicator species
plants and animals that show something about the environment by their presence, absence, abundance
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Biotic index
indirectly measures pollution by assessing the impact on species within the community according the their tolerance, diversity, and relative abundance
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Eutrophication
when lakes and coastal waters receive inputs of nutrients (nitrates and phosphates) that result in an excess growth of plants and phytoplankton
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Biochemical oxygen demand
amount of DO required to break down organic material in a given volume of water
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**Eutrophication**
when lakes and coastal waters receive inputs of nutrients (nitrates and phosphates) that result in an excess growth of plants and phytoplankton
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**Biotic index**
indirectly measures pollution by assessing the impact on species within the community according the their tolerance, diversity, and relative abundance
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**Indicator species**
plants and animals that show something about the environment by their presence, absence, abundance
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**BOD**
amount of dissolved oxygen required to breakdown organic material in a given volume of water