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water and environment authorities monitor and regulate them.", "master_systems": [ "Water quality monitoring records" ] } }, "sources": [ { "id": "wikidata", "title": "Wikidata item Q37868: algae", "url": "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q37868", "url_status": "live", "what_it_supports": "identity and sense of the item", "checked_by": "wikidata-api" }, { "id": "wikipedia-en", "title": "Wikipedia: Algae", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Algae", "url_status": "live", "what_it_supports": "general description of the item", "checked_by": "wikidata-api sitelink" } ], "structure": { "bundles": [ { "id": "identify", "name": "Identify", "description": "Which algae.", "rationale": "Groups differ.", "layers": [ { "id": "group", "name": "Group", "description": "Major groups.", "findings": [ { "id": "group-finding", "name": "Group", "description": "Major groups.", "questions": [ { "text": "Which group does this alga belong to, based on colour, form and habitat?", "kind": "definition" }, { "text": "Is it actually a cyanobacterium?", "kind": "boundary" } ] } ] }, { "id": "species", "name": "Species", "description": "Specific species.", "findings": [ { "id": "species-finding", "name": "Species", "description": "Specific species.", "questions": [ { "text": "What is this species, according to identification guides?", "kind": "provenance" }, { "text": "Is it native or invasive here?", "kind": "provenance" } ] } ] } ] }, { "id": "safety", "name": "Safety", "description": "Blooms.", "rationale": "Blooms can harm.", "layers": [ { "id": "bloom", "name": "Bloom", "description": "Harmful blooms.", "findings": [ { "id": "bloom-finding", "name": "Bloom", "description": "Harmful blooms.", "questions": [ { "text": "Is there a harmful algal bloom warning for this water body, according to authorities?", "kind": "provenance" }, { "text": "Should people and pets avoid contact now?", "kind": "action" } ] } ] }, { "id": "exposure", "name": "Exposure", "description": "After contact.", "findings": [ { "id": "exposure-finding", "name": "Exposure", "description": "Exposure.", "questions": [ { "text": "Has a person or animal been exposed to a bloom and shown symptoms?", "kind": "boundary" }, { "text": "Which medical or veterinary help applies?", "kind": "action" } ] } ] } ] }, { "id": "ecology", "name": "Ecology", "description": "Roles.", "rationale": "Algae sustain life.", "layers": [ { "id": "roles", "name": "Roles", "description": "Ecological roles.", "findings": [ { "id": "roles-finding", "name": "Roles", "description": "Ecological roles.", "questions": [ { "text": "What role do algae play in oxygen production and food webs?", "kind": "definition" }, { "text": "How do they respond to climate change and nutrient pollution?", "kind": "provenance" } ] } ] }, { "id": "monitor", "name": "Monitor", "description": "Monitoring.", "findings": [ { "id": "monitor-finding", "name": "Monitor", "description": "Monitoring.", "questions": [ { "text": "How are algae used as water quality indicators?", "kind": "provenance" }, { "text": "How can citizens report blooms?", "kind": "action" } ] } ] } ] }, { "id": "uses", "name": "Uses", "description": "Food and industry.", "rationale": "Algae are useful.", "layers": [ { "id": "food", "name": "Food", "description": "Edible algae.", "findings": [ { "id": "food-finding", "name": "Food", "description": "Edible algae.", "questions": [ { "text": "Which algae are eaten, and which safety and iodine considerations apply?", "kind": "provenance" }, { "text": "Which regulations cover algal foods?", "kind": "provenance" } ] } ] }, { "id": "industry", "name": "Industry", "description": "Cultivation.", "findings": [ { "id": "industry-finding", "name": "Industry", "description": "Cultivation.", "questions": [ { "text": "How are algae cultivated for biofuel, feed and chemicals?", "kind": "provenance" }, { "text": "What are the prospects, according to research?", "kind": "provenance" } ] } ] } ] } ] }, "openQuestions": [ "Should each group be a separate entry?", "How should bloom monitoring data be linked?", "How should food rules be localised?" ], "statistics": { "bundles": 4, "layers": 8, "findings": 8, "questions": 16 } }