Appendix 1-7 Glossary
Chapter 1 Introduction
Area sensitive species - Area sensitive species are animals that are highly sensitive to the conversion of large areas of habitat into collections of smaller patches of habitat.
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Benthic – associated with the bottom area of bodies of water.
Benthic macroinvertebrates – organisms living in or on the bottom substrate of aquatic habitats and include insect larvae, worms, snails, crayfish and mussels. Macroinvertebrates are often used as indicators of stream water quality and stream habitat condition. Best Management Practices (BMPs) –any land or stormwater management practice or structure used to mitigate flooding, reduce erosion and sedimentation, improve water quality, or otherwise control water pollution from runoff. Examples of BMPs include retention basins, sediment ponds, agriculture/forestry BMP practices, and alternate watering systems for livestock operations. Biodiversity – The word "biodiversity" is a contracted version of "biological diversity. It is the variability among living organisms on the earth, including the variability within and between species and within and between ecosystems. Biodiversity includes the genetic variants within a population and transient or migratory species that occur in an ecosystem.
Boreal . Occurring in the temperate and subtemperate zones of the Northern Hemisphere.
Burrow . A hole or tunnel in the ground made by an animal for habitation and refuge.
By-catch – the portion of a fishing catch that is discarded as unwanted or commercially unusable.
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Cache . A place where some animals store food and other supplies.
Coastal waters - Coastal fishing waters are the Atlantic Ocean; the various coastal sounds; and estuarine waters up to the dividing line between coastal fishing waters and inland fishing waters agreed upon by the Marine Fisheries Commission and the Wildlife Resources Commission. All waters which are tributary to coastal fishing waters and which are not otherwise designated by agreement between the Marine Fisheries Commission and the Wildlife Resources Commission are coastal fishing waters. Internal Coastal Waters are all coastal fishing waters except the Atlantic Ocean. The boundaries between inland waters, coastal waters, and the description of waters that are subject to
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