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