Aquatic ecosystem

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-001983",
  "term": "Aquatic ecosystem",
  "field": "Environment",
  "term_source": "Aquatic Ecosystem",
  "definition": "1. Complex of biotic and abiotic components of natural waters. The aquatic ecosystem is an ecological unit that includes the physical characteristics (such as flow or velocity and depth), the biological community of the water column and benthos, and the chemical characteristics such as dissolved solids, dissolved oxygen, and nutrients. Both living and nonliving components of the aquatic ecosystem interact and influence the properties and status of each component.\n\n2. Waters of the United States, including wetlands, that serve as habitat for interrelated and interacting communities and populations of plants and animals.",
  "subject": "Ecosystems",
  "references": [
    "Sediment Total Maximum Daily Loads (TMDLs) Glossary",
    "40 CFR 230.3 (CFR 2013)"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/aquatic-ecosystem/"
}