Sonny, Eric, Daniel, Shannon

FRESH WATER LIFE ZONES

Fresh water zone introductionLittoral ZoneLimnetic ZoneProfundal Zone Benthic ZoneHuman Impacts on FreshwaterConclusionReferencesTable of contents

TABLE OF CONTENTS

FRESH WATER ZONES

Shallow sunlit waters near the shoreHigh biological diversityAdequate nutrients from bottom sediments

LITTORAL ZONE

http://www.123rf.com/photo_1470203_turtle-on-a-log-over-a-river.html

http://www.google.ca/imgres?hl=en&tbo=d&biw=1366&bih=667&tbm=isch&tbnid=6CMRwBkckqVzWM:&imgrefurl=http://knatolee.blogspot.com/2010_06_01_archive.html&docid=W6BTXhpqPsUtUM&imgurl=http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_n9d7UuYaURQ/TCCmaNVpo5I/AAAAAAAAGgM/R1laeaVaLCc/s400/Lilypads.jpg&w=400&h=289&ei=R1G-ULvEIsHx0gHYiIDYCg&zoom=1&iact=hc&vpx=1061&vpy=208&dur=437&hovh=191&hovw=264&tx=186&ty=141&sig=114369927815076632108&page=2&tbnh=128&tbnw=197&start=27&ndsp=32&ved=1t:429,r:51,s:0,i:237

Open shore water surface layer away from the shoreArea where the most photosynthesis occursProducers supply most of food and oxygen supporting

the consumers

LIMNETIC ZONE

Pike Pickerel

http://www.ontariowalleyefishing.ca/sscinclude/acloserlook.cfm/id/9569

http://www.tldsb.on.ca/schools/hhss/depart/science/walleye/~walleye.htm

Deep open waterFish adapt to darker and cooler waterToo dark for photosynthesis

PROFUNDAL ZONE

Trout

Yellow Perch

http://www.environmentalhealthnews.org/ehs/news/2012/lake-trout

http://uk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A4%D0%B0%D0%B9%D0%BB:Yellow_perch_FWS_1.jpg

Bottom of the lake Inhabited by fish that swim from zone to zone Mostly decomposers and detritus feeders

BENTHIC ZONE

Bloodworm Catfish

<--Sturgeon

http://www.animal-dino.com/north_american_wildlife.html

http://www.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/species-especes/species-especes/green-sturgeon-esturgeon-vert-eng.htm

http://www.asknature.org/strategy/2ca57cde431f462fcd1c7a713ca98834

Impacts-

damming

transportation of invasive species by boat

transportation by motor vehicles

HUMAN IMPACTS ON FRESHWATER

http://www.team-fishigan.com/FT/boat_rig/boat.htm

RIGGERS

humans need to concentrate on limiting their impacts on freshwater ecosystems

each fresh water zone is very unique and diverse in its own way

CONCLUSION

QUESTIONS?

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http : / /www.asknature.o rg /s t rategy/2ca57cde431f462fcd1c7a713ca98834 http: / /www.team-fishigan.com/FT/boat_r ig/boat .htm

REFERENCES