Coastal Community Vocabulary

1. abiotic

• A= without

• Bio= life

• Nonliving parts in an environment

• Ex: rocks, water, air, salt

2. biotic

• Bio= life

• Living parts in an environment

• Ex: plants, animals, bacteria

3. detritus

• any disintegrated material; debris.

• Ex: dead animals/plant materials

4.nocturnal

• Noct= night

• active at night

• Ex: owls, foxes, raccoons, hamsters

5. diurnal

• “daily”

• active by day

• Ex: certain birds and insects , humans

6. crepuscular

• Becoming active at twilight or before sunrise, or dusk.

• Ex: bats, certain insects (mosquito), birds, deer

7. aquatic

• Aqua= water

• Refers to water

• Ex: aquarium

8. terrestrial

• Terra= earth

• an animal that lives on the land

• Ex: extraterrestrial, terrain, terra cotta

9. habitat

• is Latin for "it inhabits"

•area that is lived in by a particular species •Ex: ocean, rainforest trees, bat cave

10. brackish

• slightly salty; having a salty or briny flavor

11.salinity

• Saline= salt

• dissolved salt content of a body of water

12.adaptation

• Any change in the structure or functioning of an organism that makes it better suited to its environment

• Ex: structural (fins, wings) behavioral (echolocation)

13. saline

• Saline= salt

• salt

• Ex: saline solution

14. Seining net

• large fishing net that hangs vertically in the water by attaching weights along the bottom edge and floats along the top

15. triboluminescence

• Tri= three

• Lumere= light

• Light from friction (mechanical energy)

16. bioluminescence

• Bio= life

• Lumere= light

• the production and emission of light by a living organism as the result of a chemical reaction

• Ex: jellyfish

17. Tidal creek

• the portion of a stream that is affected by ebb and flow of ocean tides.

• Different levels of salinity occur

18. Estuary

• Aestus= Latin for tide

• places where rivers meet the sea

• They are made up of brackish water.

• Nursery ground for many animals

19. Point source pollution

• single identifiable localized source of air, water, thermal, noise or light pollution.

• Ex: smoke stack, street light ,wastewater, jet engine noise

20. Non-point pollution

• water from rainfall and snowmelt flows through the landscape, carrying contaminants from many different sources.

• Ex: farming pesticides, fertilizers on golf courses, landscaping, pools

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