Coastal Cutthroat Trout as Sentinels of Lower Mainland Watershed ...

98large woody debris (LWD): Entire trees, or large pieces of trees, found within streamchannels (> 4 m length and 10 cm diameter).lentic: Referring to standing (or slow moving) waters in swamp, pond, or lakes, asopposed to lotic or running waters.life-history profiling: Investigations into the life cycle of a species, potentially the studyof reproduction, growth, food, movements and death.lotic: Referring to running water as in rivers or streams, as opposed to lentic or stillwaters.mean annual discharge (MAD): Average yearly water volume associated with awatercourse.mesotrophic: Water feature exhibiting an intermediate level of primary productivity.morphological: Referring to the form and structure of living organisms (i.e., bodyfeatures and coloration patterns).M/R (mark-recapture) estimate: Estimate of fish population size based on the tagging,release and recapture of fish.oligotrophic: Term applied to water features that are characterized by low productivity.outmigrant: The seasonal migration of salmonids and other fishes from a stream to alake or the ocean.panmixis: Random mating (selection of a mate regardless of the mate's genetic makeup.parr: A young salmonid (salmon or trout) with parr-marks. In anadromous salmonids,this stage occurs prior to migration to the sea; generally refers to juveniles after onewinter.Petersen population estimate: Type of M/R estimate, whereby individuals are markedonce and a single sample is taken some time later and examined for marked individuals tocalculate their abundance. Marking is generally restricted to a short period of time butthe subsequent sample can be taken over quite a long period (e.g. one year).phenotypic: The observable structural and functional properties of an organism,produced by the interaction between the genotype and the environment.piscivorous: Fish-eating or subsisting on fish.plasticity: The quality or state of being flexible.