| eutrophication |
"Runaway" growth of aquatic plants that occurs when agricultural fertilizers containing phosphorus and nitrogen run off into lakes and ponds; also ultimately increases the plant death rate with the result that the bacterial decomposition of the dead plants uses up oxygen, causing ?h and other organisms to suffocate.
Ãâó: www.emc.maricopa.edu/faculty/farabee/BIOBK/BioBook...
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| eurythermal |
Bodies of water which are located at the lower end of a river and are subject to tidal fluctuations.
Ãâó: www.alken-murray.com/glossarybug.html
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| eutrophication |
The aging process by which lakes are fertilized with nutrients. Natural eutrophication will very gradually change the character of a lake. Cultural eutrophication is the accelerated aging of a lake as a result of human activities.
Ãâó: www.pca.state.mn.us/gloss/glossary.cfm
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| eutrophic |
A lake that has a high level of plant nutrients and biological productivity and a low oxygen content.
Ãâó: www.pca.state.mn.us/gloss/glossary.cfm
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| eukaryotic |
Describing eukaryotes, organisms composed of one more cells containing visibly evident nuclei and organelles.*
Ãâó: biology.usgs.gov/s+t/noframe/z999.htm
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