TO PROTECT OUR NATURAL RESOURCES STATE AND FEDERAL AGENCIES HAVE BEEN WORKING ON IMPROVING METHODS FOR MONITORING AND FORECASTING THE BIOLOGICAL INTEGRITY TROPHIC STATE AND RECREATIONAL SUITABILITY OF NEARSHORE WATERS. AS PART OF THESE EFFORTS WATER-QUALITY MONITORING PROGRAMS HAVE IDENTIFIED A SUITE OF INDICATORS INCLUDING BIOLOGICAL INDICATORS LIKE CHLOROPHYLL A PHYSICAL INDICATORS LIKE WATER.CLARITY AND CHEMICAL INDICATORS LIKE COLORED DISSOLVED ORGANIC MATTER (CDOM) THAT PROVIDE INFORMATION ABOUT OVERALL

Smithsonian Institution, Washington DC

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