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Rio De La Plata

Rio De La Plata. By: Ben Manning Ryan Toy Nick Wilson. First Discovered. Europeans in 1516 Named by Sebastian Cabot Second largest draining basin in South America 110 miles long, 50 miles wide. What is an Estuary?. The body of water where salt and fresh water mix

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Rio De La Plata

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  1. Rio De La Plata By: Ben Manning Ryan Toy Nick Wilson

  2. First Discovered • Europeans in 1516 • Named by Sebastian Cabot • Second largest draining basin in South America • 110 miles long, 50 miles wide

  3. What is an Estuary? • The body of water where salt and fresh water mix • Streams and rivers run into the ocean

  4. Location • Rio de la Plata is located between Uruguay and Argentina

  5. Location

  6. Climate • Average temperature 37° F - 107° F Average Precipitation • Average precipitation- 60 inches

  7. Climate graph

  8. Producers • Pickleweed • Mangrove trees • cordgrass

  9. Pickleweed • Is a salt loving plant that can adapt to the changing environment

  10. Primary Consumer • Stenohaline - is a fish similar to the gold fish, that can adapt to environmental changes

  11. Secondary Consumers • Blue Crab • Piranha • Redfish

  12. Blue Crab • Can adapt to environmental changes over time

  13. Top Consumers • Giant Brazilian otter • White Heron • Salt water crocodile

  14. Salt water crocodile

  15. Human disturbances • Construction of new towns, and buildings

  16. Resources • Rich soil • Large amounts of the worlds oxygen

  17. Bibliography • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R%C3%ADo_de_la_Plata • http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/463804/Rio-de-la-Plata/41725/Climate • http://oceanservice.noaa.gov/education/kits/estuaries/estuaries07_adaptations.html • http://www.waitakere.govt.nz/abtcit/ei/ecowtr/esturinelife/adult-info.asp#corophium

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