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Show Glossary of Terms 10th degree polynomial fit: Power equation curve fitting ( statistical fit) ad valorem: Imposed at a rate percent of value. amenity: Environmental values anaerobic: In the absence of oxygen. anthropogenic: Of, relating to or resulting from the influence of human beings on nature. anticline: Arch of stratified rock in which the layers bent downward in opposite directions from the crest. appropriation: Authorization of the use of a quantity of water aquaculture: Science and business of cultivating food fish or shellfish. aquifer: Underground geological formations or group of formations containing usable amounts of groundwater that can supply wells and springs. avian botulism: Bird disease that results in death. avifauna: Birds of a specified region or time. basalt: A dark, tough extrusive volcanic rock beneficial use: Use of water for one or more of the recognized beneficial uses including but not limited to, domestic, municipal, irrigation, hydropower generation, industrial, commercial, recreation, fish propagation and stock watering; it is the basis, measure and limit of a water right. bi- directional flow: Two- way stratified flow through a causeway resulting from differing densities between water bodies on either side of the causeway. bioavailability: Capability of an element or compound to be accumulated in an organism. biodiversity: Composition of species in a given area at a given period of time. bioherm: Deposits of calcium carbonate deposited over time by cyanobacteria. The metabolic activity of these bacteria change carbon dioxide into calcium carbonate. These deposits can form large rock or reef like formations on the bottom of the lake. They are also known as stromatoliths. biological oxygen demand: Amount of oxygen required by aerobic biological processes to break down the organic matter in water. It is a measure of the polluting strength of biodegradable waste in dissolved oxygen in water. biomass: All product harvested by brine shrimpers. bitterns: Bitter water solution of salts that remains after sodium chloride and other salts have crystallized out of a brine. breach: Opening or breakthrough in a dam or dike. brine: Water saturated with or containing large amounts of salts. buffering: Something that serves as a protective barrier. by- catch: Portion of biomass that does not include brine shrimp eggs. calcareous: Of, like or containing calcium carbonate, calcium or lime. 351 |