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Watersheds
6.8 Watersheds
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Watershed | Land that water flows across or through on its way to another body of water |
| Biotic | living community |
| Abiotic | non-living factors |
| Dynamic | changing |
| monitoring water quality | pH, temperature, salinity, oxygen level, turbidity, macroinvertebrates |
| Ridgelines | separate watersheds |
| Wetland | transition zone between dry land and water |
| Human activities | action by people that can alter the watershed |
| Chesapeake Bay | largest estuary in contiguous US |
| Estuary | fresh and saltwater need that provides a habitat and nursery for organisms |
| Tributary | a river or stream flowing into a larger river or lake |
| Deforestation | cutting down trees that alters the biotic and abiotic factors |
| Sediment | particles in the water |