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GLOSSARY

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T

  • terrestrial
    Associated with land.

  • top of bank
    (1) The top of the slope leading down to a stream or waterbody and any adjacent pond, ground water or channeled water.
    (2) In flat landscapes, the normal high water mark.

  • tributary
    A stream or river which flows into another.

  • turbidity
    (1) Condition of suspended matter in water.
    (2) A measurement of light passing through water.
    (3) Cloudy, muddy.


U

  • UBCM
    "Union of British Columbia Municipalities".

  • umbrella organization
    (1) A group which represents other groups.
    (2) A group which exists to serve other groups with similar interests or mandates.

  • USHP
    "Urban Salmon Habitat Program".


V

  • vagility
    Ability to tolerate environmental variation or ability to cross ecological barriers.