Sentences with phrase «aquatic ecosystem components»
Water monitoring will be done through a comprehensive and integrated approach that quantifies and assesses the sources, transport, loadings, fate, and types of oil sands contaminants in the Athabasca River system and effects on key aquatic ecosystem components (both within the oil sands development area and in downstream receiving environments) that are measures of ecosystem health and integrity (fish, invertebrates).
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Even today, water fleas still form the basis of many food chains, which makes them an important component of aquatic ecosystems.