Aquatic Biome Book
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Saltwater Marsh
Anthropogenic
Influence Examples
Producers Consumers Abiotic Factors
Freshwater Marsh
Anthropogenic
Influence Examples
Producers Consumers Abiotic Factors
Bog
Anthropogenic
Influence Examples
Producers Consumers Abiotic Factors
Lakes and Ponds
Anthropogenic
Influence Examples
Producers Consumers Abiotic Factors
Streams and Rivers
Anthropogenic
Influence Examples
Producers Consumers Abiotic Factors
Swamps
Anthropogenic
Influence Examples
Producers Consumers Abiotic Factors
Mangrove Swamp
Anthropogenic
Influence Examples
Producers Consumers Abiotic Factors
Open Ocean
Anthropogenic
Influence Examples
Producers Consumers Abiotic Factors
Label the Zones of the Open Ocean Below
Coral Reef
Anthropogenic
Influence Examples
Producers Consumers Abiotic Factors
Intertidal Zone
Anthropogenic
Influence Examples
Producers Consumers Abiotic Factors
Label the Zones of a Lake
ANTHROPOGENIC INFLUENCE
Development
Tourism – trampling, collecting of organisms
pollution
ANTHROPOGENIC INFLUENCE
Excess nutrients
Pollution
irrigation
ANTHROPOGENIC INFLUENCE
Pollution
Overfishing
Oil spills
Runoff from land
ANTHROPOGENIC INFLUENCE
Alterations to water flow
Barriers to fish movement
Pollution
Excess nutrients
Introduced species
Drain, fill
development
ANTHROPOGENIC INFLUENCE
Pollution
Excess nutrients
irrigation
ANTHROPOGENIC INFLUENCE
Development of roads
Pollution
Excess nutrients
Filling and draining
ANTHROPOGENIC INFLUENCE
Clearing, overharvesting trees
Irrigation – changes in salinity
Pollution
Climate change
ANTHROPOGENIC INFLUENCE
Peat harvesting for fuel
development
ANTHROPOGENIC INFLUENCE
Filling, draining, vegetation removal
Development
Sediment and nutrient influx
ANTHROPOGENIC INFLUENCE
Sunscreen
Pollution
Climate change (warming waters)
Lower pH due to increased dissolved CO₂
EXAMPLES
Gulf of Mexico Coast
Tropical Coastlines
EXAMPLES
Nile – Africa
Yangtze – China
Mississippi - US
EXAMPLES
Siberian Lowlands
Bogs in Ireland, Scotland, NW Europe
EXAMPLES
Marine Park Salt Marsh – Brooklyn NY
Bloody Marsh – Georgia
Low-lying coastal areas
EXAMPLES
Great Lakes, North America
Lake Baikal, Russia
EXAMPLES
anywhere ocean water touches land
EXAMPLES
Atlantic
Pacific
Indian
Arctic
Southern
EXAMPLES
Great Dismal Swamp – Virginia, North Carolina
Okefenokee – Florida, Georgia
EXAMPLES
Everglades National Park, Florida
EXAMPLES
Great Barrier Reef – Australia
Florida Keys Reef
Caribbean Basin Reef
Red Sea Coral Reef
PRODUCERS
Sphagnaum moss
Heather
Reeds
Sedges
Carnivorous plants – pitcher plants, sundews
Cranberry, blueberry, huckelberry
PRODUCERS
Zooxanthellae
Algae
seaweed
PRODUCERS
Trees – cypress, cedar, dogwood
Submerged floating plants
PRODUCERS
Base of food web is input of organic matter from terrestrial biomes
Emergent plants in littoral zone
PRODUCERS
Grasses – cord grass, bulrush
Salt bushes
Herbaceous plants adapted to brackish waters
PRODUCERS
Algae
Seaweed
kelp
PRODUCERS
Cattails
Reed grass
Marsh mallows
Bulrush
sedges
PRODUCERS
Halophytic trees
algae
PRODUCERS
Phytoplankton that float in limnetic zone – algae
Emergent plants in littoral zone - cattails
PRODUCERS
phytoplankton – algae
seaweed
kelp
CONSUMERS
Shrimp
Shellfish
Insects
Blue crab
birds
CONSUMERS
Crocodile, Alligator
Snakes
Beaver
Fish
Insects
Crayfish
Dragonfly
Egret, flamingo, crane, heron
CONSUMERS
Macrointertebrates – insect larvae
fish
CONSUMERS
snowy egret
fish
shellfish
zooplankton
mollusks
crustaceans
migratory birds
CONSUMERS
coral
clownfish
groupers
anemones
seastars
sharks
crabs
shrimp
CONSUMERS
Hairy canary fly
Frog
Salamander
Newt
Raccoon
Beaver
River otter
mouse
CONSUMERS
Fish
Clams
Frogs
Lizards
Turtles
Leech
Mussels
insects
CONSUMERS
fish
zooplankton
dolphins
whales
sharks
CONSUMERS
seastars
crabs, prawn
anemone
barnacle
sponges
sea gull
adapted to be tolerant of wet & dry conditions and direct sunlight
CONSUMERS
mink
raccoons
beavers
frogs
turtles
birds
ABIOTIC FACTORS
warm, shallow waters
poor nutrients & food in waters
ABIOTIC FACTORS
fresh water
standing water
temperature depends on local climate, depth
ABIOTIC FACTORS
brackish water
saline tidal waters
lack inputs of freshwater
protect coastlines from erosion & storm damage
high nutrients from trapped organic matter
ABIOTIC FACTORS
soft spongy ground made of peat – very water absorbent
cool, northern climate
poor draining lake basins
water poor in DO and nutrients
very acidic soils
ABIOTIC FACTORS
Sunlight reaches to depths of about 200m
Saline waters
Density and temperature differences
Control water circulation and stratification
ABIOTIC FACTORS
water rich in minerals
water depth 1”-6’ deep
water influx from rivers and streams
ABIOTIC FACTORS
fresh water
may originate from underground springs, runoff, melting snow
higher DO in faster moving water
ABIOTIC FACTORS
Regularly flooded by high tides
High salt concentration
Thick peat
Low oxygen
Sulfurous smell
ABIOTIC FACTORS
changing levels of water
crashing waves
ABIOTIC FACTORS
Freshwater
Saturated for at least part of the year