Aquatic Ecosystems
Powerpoint Lecture
This lecture Powerpoint begins with freshwater lakes, rivers, and wetlands, then eventually moving into the ocean. The abiotic factors as well as biodiversity are compared between each ecosystem.
Essential concepts: Aquatic Ecosystems, salinity, marine, freshwater, lentic, lotic, rivers, streams, lakes, oceans, light zones, benthic, coral reefs, beaches, wetlands, estuaries, swamps, bogs, marsh, fresh water, saline, littoral, benthic, benthos, nekton, plankton, aphotic, disphotic.
Test questions: Available for purchase at the environmental science instructor resources subscription page.
