Freshwater ecosystems are a subset of Earth's aquatic ecosystems. They include lakes, ponds, rivers, streams, springs, bogs, and wetlands. They can be...
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environment. The two main types of aquatic ecosystems are marine ecosystems and freshwater ecosystems. Freshwater ecosystems may be lentic (slow moving water,...
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Fresh water (redirect from Freshwater withdrawal)
for at least part of the time). Freshwater ecosystems contain 41% of the world's known fish species. Freshwater ecosystems have undergone substantial transformations...
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Freshwater bivalves are molluscs of the order Bivalvia that inhabit freshwater ecosystems. They are one of the two main groups of freshwater molluscs,...
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Marine ecosystems are the largest of Earth's aquatic ecosystems and exist in waters that have a high salt content. These systems contrast with freshwater ecosystems...
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Effects of climate change on biomes (redirect from Effects of climate change on freshwater ecosystems)
include multiple ecosystems and ecoregions. According to the World Wildlife Fund classification, terrestrial, marine and freshwater environments each...
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interactions. Lake ecosystems are a prime example of lentic ecosystems (lentic refers to stationary or relatively still freshwater, from the Latin lentus...
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Ecoregion Ecosystem-based adaptation The following articles are types of ecosystems for particular types of regions or zones: Aquatic ecosystem Freshwater ecosystem...
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Freshwater biology is the scientific biological study of freshwater ecosystems and is a branch of limnology. This field seeks to understand the relationships...
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Ecoregion (redirect from Freshwater ecoregion)
approximately 450 freshwater ecoregions across the Earth. The use of the term ecoregion is an outgrowth of a surge of interest in ecosystems and their functioning...
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