polysaprobic

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polysaprobic [¦päl·ə·sə′prō·bik]

(ecology)

Referring to a body of water in which organic matter is decomposing rapidly and free oxygen either is exhausted or is present in very low concentrations.

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No references found			Macroinvertebrate settlement at all sites is dominated by those Diptera larvae and Tubificidae which do not demand a high water quality; their high abundances indicate a polysaprobic status (i. Biological assessment of Tecate Creek (U.S.-Mexico) with special ... by Luderitz, Volker; Gerlach, Frauke; Jupner, Robert; Calleros, Jesus; Pitt, Jerome; Gersberg, Richard / Bulletin (Southern California Academy of Sciences)			polyplet Polyploidy Polypodiaceae Polypodiales Polypodiatae Polypodiophyta Polypodiopsida Polypogon Polyporaceae polypore Polypropylene Polypropylene Fiber polypropylene glycol Polypteridae Polypteriformes Polypterus Polypticus Polyptych Polyrhythm Polyribosome polyrod antenna Polysaccharide polysaccharide vaccine Polysaevo Polysaprobe polysaprobic Polysemy polysepalous polyserositis polysilicon polysiloxane polysome polysomy polysorbate Polyspermy polyspore polystele Polystichum Polystomatoidea polystyle Polystylifera Polystyrene polystyrene capacitor polystyrene dielectric polystyrene foam polystyrene resin Polysulfide Polysulfide Rubber polysulfide treating polysulfone resin Polysyllogism			polysaccharid polysaccharid polysaccharid polysaccharide polysaccharide polysaccharide Polysaccharide in a Complement Fixation Test Polysaccharide K polysaccharide krestin Polysaccharide Meningococcal Outer Membrane Protein Conjugate Vaccine Polysaccharide Peptide Polysaccharide Storage Myopathy Polysaccharide Vaccine Polysaccharide Vaccine polysaccharide-iron complex Polysaccharide-Protein-Lipopolysaccharide Fraction Polysaccharides Polysaccharides Polysaccharides Polysaccharides, bacterial Polysaccharides, bacterial Polysaccharides, bacterial polysaccharose polysaccharose polysaccharose Polysaevo Polysalt Polysalt Polysalt Polysaprobe polysaprobic Polysaturated fat Polysaturated fat Polysaturated fat Polysaturated fats Polysaturated fats Polysaturated fats polyscelia Polyschematist Polysci Polysci Polysci Polyscope polysemant polysemantic polysemantic word Polyseme Polyseme Polysemia Polysemia Polysemic Polysemic polysemous polysemous Polysemous language Polysemous language polysemous word polysemy polysemy Polysendeton Polysendeton

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