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Glossary
turnover: The interval of time in which the density stratification of a lake is
disrupted by seasonal temperature variation, resulting in an entire
water mass becoming mixed.
variable: A quantity that may assume a numeric value during analysis.
watershed: The geographic area from which surface water drains into a particular lake or point along a stream.
X-site: Stream-sampling location.
zooplankton: The animal forms of plankton. Zooplankton include crustaceans, rotifers, pelagic (open-water) insect larvae, and aquatic mites.