wqx/descriptions/Assemblage.json.js

Water Quality Exchange (WQX): JSON Schema

export default {
  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.'
}