aquatic organism

collocation in English

meaningsofaquaticandorganism

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aquatic
adjective
uk
/əˈkwæt.ɪk/us
/əˈkwæt̬.ɪk/
living or growing in, happening in, or connected ...
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organism
noun[C]
uk
/ˈɔː.ɡən.ɪ.zəm/us
/ˈɔːr-/
a single living plant, animal, ...
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(Definition ofaquaticandorganismfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Culverts that offer adequateaquaticorganismpassage reduce impediments to movement of fish, wildlife and other aquatic life that require instream passage.
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The fresh water also provides a habitat foraquaticorganismsuch as salamanders and freshwater shrimp.
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One possible method of assessing the effects of pollutants on aquatic organisms is to examine susceptible organ systems for morphological changes.
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The crayfish is a voracious predator of snails and other aquatic organisms.
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Therefore, the densities of aquatic organisms estimated during this study were not representative data of the tank contents as a whole.
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Bioconcentration can also be defined as the process by which a chemical concentration in anaquaticorganism exceeds that in water as a result of exposure to a waterborne chemical.
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It is clear that data are needed on the role of aquatic organisms in detrital decomposition, trophic interaction and in nutrient regeneration in plant-held waters.
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Environmental factors, both external and internal, can also be critical in aquatic organisms.
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However, neither of these studies took into account the smallest aquatic organisms such as metazoan zooplankton and protozoa.
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They can be as poisonous to sensitive aquatic organisms as the oil itself.
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The high concentration of ferrous sulphate in the waste has severe effects on aquatic organisms and may be considered to be the most important damaging factor in acid waste.
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The one distinguishing aspect is that all relate to aquatic organisms.
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Nonylphenol causes the feminization of aquatic organisms, decreases male fertility, and decreases survival in young fish.
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Larvae eat small aquatic organisms and plant material in the water using brush-style and grinding mouth parts.
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Volumes of water lost during evaporative cooling may decrease natural habitat for aquatic organisms.
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Dazomet is very toxic to aquatic organisms, and also acutely toxic to mammals.
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Its diet consists of other fish, frogs, snails, algae, and other aquatic organisms.
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Cerium is more dangerous to aquatic organisms, on account of being damaging to cell membranes.
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Aquatic organisms in the region perished in the ash-clogged waters.
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