Aquatic organism

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Contents 1 Used for 2 See for 3 Broader Terms 4 Related Terms 5 Scope Note 6 Facts (generated by robot; please edit if you find it inaccurate)

Used for

aquatic bird, bacterioplankton, fresh water organism, goose, marine organism, phytoplankton, plankton, water organism, zooplankton

See for

Anatidae

Broader Terms

animal ecology

Related Terms

Agnatha, algae, alternatives to animals in research, Amphibia, Annelida, Aplysia, aquaculture, Bivalvia, Cephalopoda, Cetacea, Chelonia, Cnidaria, Crocodilia, Crustacea, Dinoflagellate, duck, Echinodermata, fish, Hermissenda, horseshoe crab, Mastigophora, Pinnipedia, Porifera, Rotifera, Sarcodina, Tunicata, water environment

Scope Note

organisms living or growing in or on water.

Facts (generated by robot; please edit if you find it inaccurate)

• The body temperature of an aquatic organism is approximately the same as the water temperature that affects its activity and growth.
• Ecologic impact of the release of aquatic organism is discussed in the third part.
• 1 An introduction of an aquatic organism is the intentional or accidental transportation and release of the organism into an environment outside its present range (ICES 1988).
• Impingement is when an aquatic organism is trapped by or "stuck" on the screen of an intake causing the organism to die as a result of starvation, exhaustion, asphyxiation, and descaling.
• The body temperature of an aquatic organism is approximately the same as the water temperature.

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