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aquatic plants that grow attached to or are rooted in the bottom of a body of water |
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| Submerged Aquatic Vegetation |
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bethic plants that grow (in most instances) completely under water (SAV) |
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benthic plants that grow with the lower portions in the water, but the upper portions extend above the water |
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* water that is nutrien poor
* it is unable to support much phytoplankton |
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| the process by which nutrient rich water promotes the growth of algae and leads to oxygen depletion |
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| the acceleration of natural eutrophication due to humans |
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(P) an element found in phosphate (PO4-3), a nutrient known to cause eutrophication
(freshwater) |
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(N) an element found in nitrates (NO3-), nitrites (NO2-), and ammonium (NH+4), nutrients known to cause eutrophication
(marine) |
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Best Management Practices
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methods that may be used to minimize erosion, runoff, and leaching
(ex. ground cover, riparian buffers, poreous pavements, etc.) |
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| completely untreated wastewater |
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a conditon in which water is completely lacking in oxygen
NO "O" |
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