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Aquatic Stream Ecology 2
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Environmental Studies
Undergraduate 1
10/11/2010

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Winkler Titration
Definition
Measuring the amount of dissolved oxygen
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Upwelling Zones
Definition
When water comes up onto the coast and brings nutrients
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Tolerance Curves
Definition
Organisms perform best when a condition is in its optimal range (pH, dissolved oxygen, temperature)
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thylakoid
Definition
Located inside the chloroplast
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Thermocline
Definition
Point where water temperature changes rapidly
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Succession
Definition
The changing of an ecosystem over time
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Stroma
Definition
The empty space inside the chloroplast
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Secchi Disk
Definition
Can determine the penetration of light and the wavelength
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Sea WiFs
Definition
Sea viewing wide field of view sensor
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RUBISCO & PEPck
Definition
Enzyme that fixes carbon in light independent reaction
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Residence Time of Ions
Definition
Total Mass/Rate of Supply
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Refractometer
Definition
Measures refraction of light
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Picoplankton
Definition
Plankton measuring between .2-2 micro meters. Microplankton are 100x larger Nanoplankton are 10x larger
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Phycobilin
Definition
A pigment in red algae and cyanobacteria
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Pelagic
Definition
Floating
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