PAC

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PAC is an abbreviation for percent area covered and is a measure of the percentage of the bottom area of a waterbody with aquatic macrophytes growing on, or over it. Aquatic scientists use PAC to assess the abundance and importance of aquatic plants in a waterbody.

Waterbodies in the Florida LAKEWATCH database have PAC values ranging from 0 to 100%. PAC values are linked with the biological productivity (trophic state) of waterbodies:


See also:
Algae
Aquatic macrophyte
Average plant biomass
Trophic States


The information on this page was derived in part from the following publication of
Florida Lakewatch of the University of Florida Department of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences.
This booklet may be downloaded in its entirety as a PDF file by clicking here.
Scroll down till you see the Circular 101 icon.


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This project is a collaboration of
the Center for Aquatic and Invasive Plants, University of Florida,
and the Bureau of Invasive Plant Management, Florida Department of Environmental Protection


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