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| Saturated by water, hydrophytic plants. |
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| Live on ocean floor substrate. |
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| Burrow in ocean floor sediment. |
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| Portion of stream becomes isolated due to meandering. |
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| Many braided streams at mouth of river. |
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| Determines size of sediments. Fast = all but big rocks moved, slow = small rocks, sand, and mud. |
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| Lay eggs in or near other insect hosts, developing larvae consume host larvae. |
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| Movement of chemicals through soil. |
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| Catching of precipitation before it reaches ground (e.g. trees). |
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| Atmosphere --> respiration/photosynthesis --> decaying matter. |
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| Root zone, where bacteria fix nitrogen. |
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| Monroe County Forest Types |
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| Mixed oak, scrub oak, chestnut oak, hemlock - white pine. |
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| Soil mixed and left behind by retreating glaciar. |
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| Associated with rivers and streams. |
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| Wetland Regulatory Definition |
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| "Freshwater wetland means an area that is inundated or saturated by surface water or groundwater at a frequency and duration sufficient to support, and than under normal circumstances does support, a prevalence of vegetation typically adapted for life in saturated soil conditions, commonly known as hydrophytic vegetation . . ." |
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| Salt and rock, weathering. |
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| Where life exists, lowest atmospheric layer. |
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| Above troposphere, contains ozone. |
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| Where temperature begins to drop rapidly over short distance. |
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| Transition zone from fresh to salt water. |
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