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Water Quality Exchange (WQX): JSON Schema
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export default {
Amphibians: 'Amphibian community. Frogs, toads, etc.',
'Aquatic Vegetation':
'Plants normally found growing in the water column, either partially or totally submerged. https://www.nps.gov/im/klmn/species-lists.htm',
'Bacteria/Virus':
'Microbiological pathogens. Bacteria/Virus - https://www.nps.gov/im/klmn/species-lists.htm',
'Benthic Macroinvertebrates':
'Invertebrate animals inhabiting the bottom of a water body. Benthic Macroinvertebrates - https://www.nps.gov/im/klmn/species-lists.htm',
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. Corals - https://www.nps.gov/im/klmn/species-lists.htm',
Diatoms:
'Diatoms are a type of plankton called phytoplankton, diatoms are unicellular organisms classed as microalgae. ',
'Fish/Nekton':
'Fish or other animals inhabiting the water column between the surface and the bottom. North American Native Fishes Association Fish List - http://www.nanfa.org/checklist.shtml',
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 is without a vertebral column or lacking backbone/spinal column - https://www.nps.gov/im/klmn/species-lists.htm',
Mammals: 'Warm-blooded hairy milk-producing animals.',
'Not Assigned': 'Not assigned or yet reviewed.',
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. - https://www.nps.gov/im/klmn/species-lists.htm',
Reptiles:
'Snakes, lizards, turtles, etc. air-breathing, cold-blooded vertebrates that have scaly bodies rather than hair or feathers; most reptile species are egg-laying',
'Terrestrial Vegetation':
'Plants normally found growing out of water. Trees, shrubs, grasses, etc. NPS Terrestrial Vegetation - https://www.nps.gov/im/klmn/vegetation.htm'
}