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Science Great Lakes
Vocabulary of the Great Lakes
| Vocabulary Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| Biotic | Living things |
| Abiotic | Nonliving things |
| Anoxia | A severe deficiency of oxygen |
| Urban Sprawl | A widespread, low density development of an area |
| Habitat Fragmentation | The breaking up of an organism's habitat |
| Invasive Species | animals/plants that are not indigenous to a particular area |
| Great Lakes Basin | Includes the GL and the surrounding areas |
| Limnologist | a scientist who studies fresh water |
| Common good | resources shared for the collective benefit of a whole group |
| estuary | an area or place where fresh water meets salt water |
| conservarion | pretection and wide use of something |
| advocacy | to write/speak in favor of something |
| stewardship | personal resposibility in taking car of something |
| philanthropy | use of time, talent and treasure for the sake of common good |