Any natural or man-made stream, pond, lake, wetland, coastal wetland, swamp, or other body of water. This includes wet meadows, marshes, swamps, bogs, and areas where groundwater, flowing or standing [..]

Compounds that contain at least one 6-carbon ring; often important components of oils.

The fish spawned and hatched in a given year, a "generation" of fish.

Local laws that designate areas of land for different uses at established densities. These bylaws require a two-thirds majority vote of town meeting or city council.

The heterotrophic, animal component of plankton

Habitats where the influence of surface water or groundwater has resulted in the development of plant or animal communities adapted to aquatic or intermittently wet conditions. Wetlands include tidal [..]

Algae, plant and animal matter, and drift material (including solid wastes and other pollutants) that accumulate on beaches, usually at the high tide mark.

The land that surrounds a body of water and contributes freshwater, either from streams, groundwater or surface water runoff, to that body of water. WetlandAny bank, marsh, swamp, meadow, flat or othe [..]

A green sheet-like seaweed commonly called "sea lettuce".

Water that has come into contact with pollutants as a result of human activities and is not used in a product, but discharged as a waste stream.