Special aquatic sites definition
Special aquatic sites means sanctuaries and refuges under state and federal laws or local ordinances, wetlands, mud flats, vegetated shallows, coral reefs, and riffle and pool complexes. They are geographic areas, large or small, possessing special ecological characteristics of productivity, habitat, wildlife protection, or other important and easily disrupted ecological values. These areas are generally recognized as significantly influencing or positively contributing to the general overall environmental health or vitality of the entire ecosystem of a region.
Examples of Special aquatic sites in a sentence
Special aquatic sites include sanctuaries and refuges, wetlands, mud flats, vegetated shallows, coral reefs and ▇▇▇▇▇▇ and pool complexes.