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Dictionary
A whole new language develops when 100's of organizations get involved. The IRL Dictionary contains terms, definitions, and abbreviations used in Indian River Lagoon terminology.
Glossary of Terms
The Indian River Lagoon Glossary applies specifically to the Indian River Lagoon National Estuary and it's local demographic. The glossary contains IRL relevant terms and draws on local Florida East Coast examples to represent the terms.
New Glossary Terms
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barrier island | A long, narrow, sandy island that is above high tide and parallel to the shore that commonly has dunes, vegetated zones, and swampy terrains extending lagoonward from the beach. | |
salt marsh | Salt marshes are coastal wetlands that are flooded and drained by salt water brought in by the tides. | |
wetland | areas inundated or saturated by surface or ground water at a frequency and duration sufficient to support , and that under normal circumstances do support, a prevalence of vegetation typically adapted for life in saturated soil conditions.” |
Abbreviations
View the full list, and add new abbreviations on the Abbreviations Page.
New Abbreviations
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EPA | Environmental Protection Agency | |
NEPA | National Environmental Policy Act | |
RAP | reasonable assurance plan |
Document Repository
Repository Table displays the IRL documents currently archived on the file server. Repository displays a text view for mobile devices.
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Reference Link Directory
Reference Link Directory is an archive of source materials cited in the Indian River Lagoon Project, including databases, documents, images, maps, videos and website links from the conservation, ecology, education, government, research, and science institutions that study the Indian River Lagoon.
Digital Media Center
Digital Media Center contains links to rich media archives, image galleries, interactive tools, maps, news feeds, podcasts and videos used in the Indian River Lagoon Project.
Web Link Directory
Informative website links that connect you with Indian River Lagoon Estuary activities, locations, volunteer opportunities and social media groups. View all, and add new web links in the Web Link Directory.
Subcategories
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Pages in category "Library"
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