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Learning a whole new lingo comes along with the 100's of government (GOV), research (RES), academic institute (INST), and nonprofit organization (NPO) groups involved in the restoration and preservation of the [[Indian River Lagoon Estuary]].
The [[Abbreviations|Indian River Lagoon Abbreviation List]] contains abbreviations, acronyms and initialisms commonly found in the [[Main_Page|{{SITENAME}}]].
==Abbreviations Category==
The Abbreviation category contains abbreviations, acronyms and initialisms commonly found in the [[Main_Page|{{SITENAME}}]].


'''View the entire list and submit new abbreviations on the [[Abbreviations|Abbreviation List Page]].'''
It would be helpful to get familiar with this [[Abbreviations|list of abbreviations]] in order to know what a "NWR in the IRLNEP" is! Learning a whole new lingo comes along with the 100's of government, research, academic institute, and nonprofit organization groups involved in the restoration and preservation of the [[Indian River Lagoon Estuary|Indian River Lagoon]].  
==Definition of Abbreviation==
'''Abbreviation:''' A shortened or contracted form of a word or phrase; as in Dr. for Doctor or U.S. for United States.  


'''Acronym:''' A type of abbreviation that is a new pronounceable word formed by using the first letter of each word found in a phrase or name: as in YOLO for "you only live once" or NASA from National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
==Abbreviations Page==
View the entire abbreviation list and submit new abbreviations on the '''[[Abbreviations|Abbreviations]]''' page.


'''Initialism:''' A type of acronym that uses a set of initials formed with the first letters of the words in a phrase or name with each letter pronounced separately; as in LOL for "laugh out loud" or IRL from Indian River Lagoon.
==Newest Abbreviations==
 
==List of Abbreviations==
It would be helpful to get familiar with this list of abbreviations in order to know what a "USFWS NWR in the EPA's IRLNEP" is!
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Template:IRL header glossary The Indian River Lagoon Abbreviation List contains abbreviations, acronyms and initialisms commonly found in the Indian River Lagoon Project.

It would be helpful to get familiar with this list of abbreviations in order to know what a "NWR in the IRLNEP" is! Learning a whole new lingo comes along with the 100's of government, research, academic institute, and nonprofit organization groups involved in the restoration and preservation of the Indian River Lagoon.

Abbreviations Page

View the entire abbreviation list and submit new abbreviations on the Abbreviations page.

Newest Abbreviations

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National Environmental Policy Act NEPA
reasonable assurance plan RAP
onsite sewage treatment and disposal system OSTDS
Marine Resources Council MRC
Clean Water Act CWA
Mosquito Lagoon Aquatic Preserve MLAP
Indian River Lagoon Observatory Network IRLON
Indian River Lagoon Observatory IRLO
Land-Ocean Biogeochemical Observatory LOBO
Saint Johns River Water Management District SJRWMD
United States Fish and Wildlife Service FWS
Florida Department of Environmental Protection DEP
Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission FWC
National Wildlife Refuge NWR
Florida Institute of Technology FIT
Florida Atlantic University FAU
Indian River Lagoon National Estuary Program IRLNEP
Indian River Lagoon Research Institute IRLRI
Kennedy Space Center KSC
National Aeronautics and Space Administration NASA
National Estuary Program NEP
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration NOAA
Save Our Indian River Lagoon SOIRL
Department of Interior DOI
Association of National Estuary Programs ANEP
Citizen Oversight Committee COC
total maximum daily load TMDL
Basin Management Action Plan BMAP
Comprehensive Conservation and Management Plan CCMP
harmful algae bloom HAB
Surface Water Improvement and Management Act SWIM
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NPDES
System Wide Monitoring Program SWMP
National Estuarine Research Reserve System NERR
National Water Level Observation Network NWLON
Environmental Protection Agency EPA
Environmental Protection Agency EPA

Pages in category "Abbreviations"

The following 37 pages are in this category, out of 37 total.

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