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By: Aaron Mills

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By: Aaron Mills

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  1. By: Aaron Mills

  2. The Freshwater Biome accounts for one fifth of the area of the Earth and provides half of the drinking water, one third of the water used for irrigation, and nearly ninety percent of the world's bathwater. The biome consists of inland lakes, streams, brooks, creeks, and rivers--as well as ditches, sloughs, gutters, puddles and canals.

  3. Major Plant and Animal Life Supported by the Freshwater Biome Plant Life • Algae • Cattails • Brine-Spike • Swamp frond • Tamarack • Deer flower • Myrtle • False Ivy • Flagellates and Wrigglers • Diatoms • Leeches • River rats • Muskrats • Otters and Minks • Sunfish and Bass • Bowfin • Catfish species • Hendrickson Turtle • Painted turtle Animal Life

  4. Threats to the freshwater biome • Water withdrawal for human use shrinks and degrades habitats. • Runoff from agricultural and urban areas hurts water quality. • Draining of wetlands for development depletes habitats. • Overexploitation and pollution threaten groundwater supplies. • Invasion of exotic species can harm native animals and plants. • Global warming may lead to devastating floods and droughts. • The creation of dams and water-diversion systems blocks migration routes for fish and disrupts habitats.

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