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  Week 6: Hydrologic Cycle  
    Hydrological Cycle (Essential for survival of life forms)

• Phases of water cycle (precipitation, evaporation, transpiration, etc.)
• Aquatic and marine environments
• Protection of aquatic environments (wetlands, coastal estuaries)
• Reduction of oceanic pollution
• Protecting marine biodiversity
• Preserving coral reef communities

    Key terms we use to describe hydrology

 

Transpiration	Stormwater Runoff	Wetlands Protection
Swamp	Bog	Freshwater Marsh
Aquifer	100-Year Floodplain	Lotic/Lentic Waters
Estuaries	Littoral Zone	Planktonic Region
Benthic Region	Pelagic Zone	Coral Reefs
Barrier Beaches	Precipitation	Wetlands
Phytoplankton	Zooplankton	Coastal Pond
Rock Pools	Coastal Zone Mgmt.	Aquifer Recharge

 

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