Mesotrophic

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-017003",
  "term": "Mesotrophic",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "1. Reservoirs and lakes that contain moderate quantities of nutrients and are moderately productive in terms of aquatic animal and plant life.\n\n2. (MESS-o-TRO-rick) Reservoirs and lakes which contain moderate quantities of nutrients and are moderately productive in terms of aquatic animal and plant life.\n\n3. An aquatic system that is somewhere between eutrophic (nutrient enriched) and oligotrophic (nutrient poor).\n\n4. Reservoirs and lakes which contain moderate quantities of nutrients and are moderately productive in terms of aquatic animal and plant life.\n\n5. Describes reservoirs and lakes that contain moderate quantities of nutrients and are moderately productive in terms of aquatic animal and plant life.\n\n6. The state of a lake that is in between eutrophic and oligotrophic.",
  "subject": "Water",
  "references": [
    "Aquatic Biodiversity Glossary",
    "Drinking Water Technical & Legal Terms",
    "Chesapeake Bay Glossary",
    "Terms of Environment",
    "Watershed Planning Glossary of Terms",
    "Lake Erie Lakewide Management Plan (LaMP) Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/mesotrophic/"
}