FRESHWATER;BIOME

AQUATIC FRESHWATER

• Lakes
• Ponds
• Streams
• Rivers
• Subset of earths aquatic ecosystems

CLIMATE

• Temperatures range from 65-75 degrees in the Summer
• 35-45 degrees in the Winter
• Temperatures decline as water gets deeper
• Freshwater is only 0.8% of water on this earth.

LOCATION AND GEOGRAPHY

• Found usually around a wetland area
• Also known as rivers, lakes, ponds, and puddles
• Found all around the world other than desert areas
• Florida, Amazon River, lakes in Russia.

ECOSYSTEM DESCRIPTION

• found in more that 75% of the world
• Precipitation And run off water go into intentions in the earth

BIOLOGICAL COMMUNITY

• Fish
• Otter
• Beaver
• Cattails
• Lily pads

SURVIVAL RELATIONSHIP

• Trout eat Minows
• Bass eat worms
• Asian carp are deadly fish that will eat absolutely everything in the water

FLORA AND FAUNA

• There is no shortage of plants or animals.
• More than 700 species of fish
• 1,200 amphibians
• Many of them are very tiny, and hard to see.

GREAT BLUE HERON

• The great blue heron is a type of bird that's habitat is on Riverbanks,marshes, and mostly freshwater.
• "This adaptation combined with long legs and a long neck allows these herons to forage successfully in a variety of aquatic environments and on an extensive menu of prey."

SCENARIO

• If the Heron were to be extinct then there would be an over population of the stickle back fish.
• Over populated species

HERON FOOD CHAIN

• Heron eats stickleback
• Stickle back eats amphipod
• Amphipod eats protozoa
• Protozoa eats marsh
• Marsh needs sun

THREATS

• Draining of wetlands deplete habitats
• Invasion of exotic species can harm the animals in the water
• Global warming can cause droughts.

SOLUTIONS

• Regulate water withdrawal
• Restrict the making of dams
• Establish wetlands

SOURCES

• https://sites.google.com/site/learnbiomes/freshwater/animals-of-the-freshwa...
• http://bioexpedition.com/freshwater-biome/
• http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/exhibits/biomes/freshwater.php
• http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/great_blue_heron/id
• http://www.hww.ca/en/where-they-live/estuaries-habitat-for.html