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wetlands - lentic ecosystems wetlands are permanently or periodically water covered areas they can be defined as submerged or saturated lands either
impoundments - lentic ecosystems we have so far discussed natural lakes in addition to these there are a number of lakes both small and large
lakes - lentic ecosystems most lakes occur in regions which have recently been subjected to geological changes say within the past 20000 years
lentic ecosystems lakes are inland depressions containing standing water they vary considerably in area and depth the largest lake in the world the
classification of freshwater ecosystemsfresh water ecosystems depend on the terrestrial ecosystems for large quantities of organic and inorganic
oxygen - aquatic ecosystemoxygen is found in waters in dissolved form it enters the aquatic ecosystem through the air water interface and by the
dissolved oxygen - aquatic habitatsoxygen in the terrestrial ecosystems occurs in the atmosphere along with other gases in a certain fixed
temperature - aquatic habitatsthe water temperature changes less rapidly than the temperature of air because water has a considerably higher specific
transparency - aquatic habitatstransparency affects the extent of light penetration it is indirectly related to turbidity suspended particulate
sunlight - aquatic habitatssunlight is a major limiting factor for water bodies since light rapidly diminishes as it passes down the column of water
factors limiting the productivity of aquatic habitatssunlight and oxygen are the two most important limiting factors of the aquatic ecosystems this
benthos - aquatic ecosystemthe benthos or the benthic organisms are those found living in or on the bottom or benthic region of the water mass they
nekton - aquatic ecosystemthis group contains animals which are swimmers the nektons are relatively large and powerful as they have to overcome the
plankton - aquatic ecosystemthis group includes both microscopic plants phytoplankton and animals zooplankton found in all aquatic ecosystems except
periphyton - aquatic ecosystemthese are organisms which remain attached or clinging to stems and leaves of rooted plants or substances emerging above
neuston - aquatic ecosystemthese are unattached organisms which live at the air-water interface such as floating plants and several types of animals
classification of aquatic organisms after discussing the common types of the aquatic ecosystem let us now study in brief the ecological
aquatic ecosystem - types of ecosystemglobal waters cover about three quarters of the earths surface either as fresh water where salt content is less
exploitation of forestsexploitation of our forests for commercial purposes and for food and fodder cannot be stopped completely because of symbiotic
crisis due to deforestation due to continuing deforestation we are faced with a major ecological and socio-economic crisis to reverse this trend of
importance of forests - habitat and foodforests provide habitat and food as well as protection to wildlife species against extremes of climate and
importance of forests - fuel woodthe forests are renewable resources which provide us a wide variety of commodities for man forests have been a
subtropical rain forests - ecosystemin regions of fairly high rainfall but less temperature differences between winter and summer and broad-leaved
tropical seasonal forests - ecosystemtropical seasonal forests occur in regions where total annual rainfall is very high but segregated into
tropical rain forests - ecosystemtropical rain forests occur near the equator tropical rain forests are among the most diverse communities on the