Sõnastik (inglise)

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Water flora Водная флора Veetaimed Vesikasvilajisto

The sum of species of water plants.
Water quality Качество воды Vee kvaliteet Vedenlaatu

(Russian Federation GOST 17.1.1.01-77) A characteristic for content and qualities (properties) of water. This characteristic is an estimate of usability of water for concrete types of water use.
Water uses Водопользование Veekasutus Vedenkäyttö

(Russian Federation GOST 17.1.1.01-77) Use of water bodies for satisfaction of any needs of population and economies (See also GOVERNANCE TERMS)
Waterfowl Водоплавающие птицы Veelinnud Vesilinnut

A non-systematic definition of birds, which are associated (by distribution) with large water bodies, use them as feeding habitats and keep freely on the water surface

 waterfowl
Watershed Водосбор Veelahe Valuma-alue

The region or area drained by a river, stream, etc.
Waterweed Элодея Vesikatk Vesirutto

A weedy aquatic plant of genus Elodea.
Wave erosion coast Берег абразионный Rannaerosioon, murrutus Eroosioranta

Receding shore, within which developed mainly abrasion landforms.
Wetlands Водно-болотные угодья Märgalad Kosteikko

Extensive territories covered with water or marshes, which are used by shorebirds and waterfowl for breeding or resting during their seasonal migrations. Wetlands received their official status (as Ramsar sites) in the context of the Ramsar Convention in 1971.
Young-of-the-year (YOY) fish Сеголеток, молодь рыбы Sellesuvised kalade noorjärgud Kesänvanha kalanpoikanen

Age-0 fish, which have not yet reached one year of age. Usually used in the end of summer for juvenile fish if hatched in spring or early summer. Abbreviated as YOY.
Zooplankton Зоопланктон Zooplankton Eläinplankton

Small, sometimes microscopic, animals that drift in the water column; protozoa, crustaceans, jellyfish, and other invertebrates that drift at various depths in the water columnare zooplankton.