wqx/descriptions/Assemblage.json

Water Quality Exchange (WQX): JSON Schema

{
  "Amphibians": "Amphibian community.  Frogs, toads, etc.",
  "Aquatic Vegetation": "Plants normally found growing in the water column, either partially or totally submerged.",
  "Bacteria/Virus": "Microbiological pathogens.",
  "Benthic Macroinvertebrates": "Invertebrate animals inhabiting the bottom of a water body.",
  "Birds": "Warm-blooded egg-laying animals possessing feathers, wings, and a beak.",
  "Corals": "Hard stony substance secreted by certain marine coelenterates as an external skeleton, typically forming large reefs in warm seas.",
  "Fish/Nekton": "Fish or other animals inhabiting the water column between the surface and the bottom.",
  "Fungi": "Unicellular, multicellular, or syncytial spore-producing organisms feeding on organic matter, including molds, yeast, mushrooms, and toadstools.",
  "Ichthyoplankton": "Fish-like animals of near-microscopic dimensions.",
  "Invertebrates": "Invertebrate animals are without a vertebral column or lacking backbone/spinal column",
  "Mammals": "Warm-blooded hairy milk-producing animals.",
  "Periphyton": "Near-microscopic plant material found attached to solid surfaces submerged in the aquatic environment.",
  "Phytoplankton/Zooplankton": "Near-microscopic plants and animals found in the water column between the surface and the bottom.",
  "Reptiles": "Snakes, lizards, turtles, etc.",
  "Terrestrial Vegetation": "Plants normally found growing out of water.  Trees, shrubs, grasses, etc."
}