Littoral zone

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-015918",
  "term": "Littoral zone",
  "field": "Environment",
  "term_source": "Littoral Zone",
  "definition": "1. (LIT-or-al) That portion of a body of fresh water extending from the shoreline lakeward to the limit of occupancy of rooted plants.\n\n2. The strip of land along the shoreline between the high and low water levels.\n\n3. The intertidal area of the shoreline, between the high tide and low tide marks.\n\n4. That portion of a body of fresh water extending from the shoreline lakeward to the limit of occupancy of rooted plants.\n\n5. A strip of land along the shoreline between the high and low water levels.\n\n6. The region of the shore that occurs between the high and low water marks.\n\n7. An indefinite zone extending seaward from the shoreline to just beyond the breaker zone.\n\n8. Intertidal area of the shoreline, between the high tide and low tide marks.\n\n9. Region of the shore that occurs between the high and low water marks.",
  "subject": "Water",
  "references": [
    "Drinking Water Technical & Legal Terms",
    "Chesapeake Bay Glossary",
    "Terms of Environment",
    "Coastal Sensitivity to Sea-level Rise Glossary and Acronyms",
    "NOAA Coastal Services Center Glossary of Coastal Terminology",
    "Coastal Sensitivity Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/littoral-zone/"
}