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Aquatic Biomes. Enviromental Science 2011. What Is A Biome?.
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Aquatic Biomes Enviromental Science 2011
What Is A Biome? • A biome is a large geographical area that is characterzied by the plants and animals that live in it. A biome continuesly has cmoplex interactions with the plants and animals, soil, climat , temperature, ect. . .There are many biomes here are some examples. Wetland biome. Grassland biome. Desert biome. Aquatic biome. Tundra biome. They all have different characteristics .
Aquatic Biome • An aquatic biome is made up large bodys of water and what lives in its ecosystem. The ecosystems of aquatic biomes is defenatly the largest of the worls biomes. Water covers more than 75 percent and is in forms of lakes, rivers and ponds. The aquatic biomes are divided into 2 groupes. The freshwater, and the saltwater.
Freshwater • Freshwater biomes start off as natural spring water bubbling out of the earth, or snow melting high in the mountains , this water eventualy will feed a streams and rivers. Freshwater fish can be found in streams and rivers, such as trout and salmon. Algae, fungi and other plant life.
Salt Water Saltwater habitats include oceans( inhabited by algae, sea snails, octopuses, fish, crustaceans). Coral reefs (inhabited by coral, fish, sea urchins, octopi and sea stars).Estuaries, an estuary is where a stream or river merges with the ocean (inhabited bya variety of worms, oysters, crabs and different kinds of waterfowl).
Food Web Fish Lobster Shrimp Shark Sea Turtle Zooplankton Squid Phytoplankton Decomposing matter Sea grass