1 / 31

Lakes and Ponds

Lakes and Ponds. Chapter 12. Conditions in Lakes and Ponds. Cons: oxygen is limited the deeper you go, the darker it gets Pros: lack of water not a problem temperatures change slowly and not as much as in air. Conditions in Lakes and Ponds.

yana
Download Presentation

Lakes and Ponds

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. Lakes and Ponds Chapter 12

  2. Conditions in Lakes and Ponds • Cons: • oxygen is limited • the deeper you go, the darker it gets • Pros: • lack of water not a problem • temperatures change slowly and not as much as in air

  3. Conditions in Lakes and Ponds A productive lake will have plants growing on the bottom, a diverse assemblage of small invertebrates, and a good variety of fish species

  4. Conditions in Lakes and Ponds Wild, productive lakes have different zones, based on depth and distance from shore Shoreline – greatest diversity (wetland) Light, open-water zone – submerged plants Dark zone – bacteria and fungi feed on dead organic matter; a few fish live here

  5. Conditions in Lakes and Ponds Benthos – the lake bottom, and the organisms that live there Microorganisms, worms, mollusks, crustaceans, insect larvae A vital part of a healthy lake

  6. Diversity of Florida Lakes Lake, Orange, Polk, and Osceola county contain more than a third of Florida’s lakes

  7. Diversity of Florida Lakes • Florida’s lakes vary in their characteristics: • alkaline or acid • rich or poor in nutrients • clear or colored (usually a “tea color”) • bottom may be sand, silt, clay or organic • streams may run in or out, or neither • may always hold water, or just seasonally

  8. Diversity of Florida Lakes Four lake types we will discuss: Clay-hill lakes Sandhill lakes Swamp lake or Basin swamp Flatlands lakes

  9. Diversity of Florida Lakes Clay-Hill Lakes A depression lake on a bed of clay; the water cannot seep down through the clay Water comes mostly from rain and runoff, and is lost by evaporation

  10. Diversity of Florida Lakes Sandhill Lakes A depression in sand with an organic layer on the bottom that keeps water from draining down Water may come from rain or from groundwater seepage (sideways)

  11. Diversity of Florida Lakes Sandhill Lakes Shallow, sunny, with acidic water and a sandy bottom Important for insects, amphibians, and wading birds

  12. Diversity of Florida Lakes Swamp lakes / Basin swamps Very shady shoreline, acidic water, not very productive “Blackwater lakes”

  13. Diversity of Florida Lakes Flatlands lakes Open water within flatwood or prairie wetlands Many emergent plants Lake Okeechobee

  14. Diversity of Florida Lakes • Flatlands lakes • Cypress domes and donuts • in small, shallow depressions • tallest trees in center

  15. Seasonal Changes in Florida Lakes • The area and depth of a lake changes over time • from season to season • over decades or centuries • depends mainly on rainfall

  16. Seasonal Changes in Florida Lakes As a lake gets deeper or more shallow, it strongly affects life on the shoreline. As a lake gets deeper, it expands, and terrestrial plants on the shore will die while emergent plants move in.

  17. Seasonal Changes in Florida Lakes • If a lake dries up, the muck that has accumulated on the bottom will oxidize and disappear • fires may burn • new seeds can sprout • underwater life will go dormant

  18. Seasonal Changes in Florida Lakes Wet/dry cycling is good for a lake – keeps it from completely filling in with muck, so water stays clearer and oxygen-rich Because there’s not much (or any) flow through most FL lakes, what runs into a lake will stay there indefinitely - pollutants can be a problem

  19. Seasonal Changes in Florida Lakes • Eutrophication – when excess nutrients (N and P) run off into a lake • Algae take advantage and grow rapidly (algal bloom) • As algae die, decomposing bacteria feed on them and use up oxygen • Water becomes oxygen-poor and murky: fish and submerged plants die

  20. Plants and Animals in Florida Lakes A lake isn’t just about the organisms that can be seen – there is a diversity of microscopic organisms These are the basis of a lake’s food web

  21. Plants and Animals in Florida Lakes • Lakes are important to visiting animals as well • water birds visit to catch prey • birds and mammals stop by to get a drink • often, FL lakes are stopping places for migratory birds: ducks, pelicans, cranes

  22. Bald eagle Haliaeetusleucocephalus Alligator Alligator mississippiensis White pelicans

  23. Human Use of Florida Lakes Lakes have high recreational value, and are considered a desirable “view” Large lakes moderate the local climate Provide a reservoir of water for domestic or agricultural use

More Related