Aquatic Ecosystem

  • Water based ecosystems are called aquatic ecosystems.
  • Classified based on their salt content into:

(a) Fresh Water Ecosystems: Very low Salt content (always less than 5 parts per thousand (ppt)). E.g. lakes, ponds, pools, springs, streams, and rivers

  • Any relatively large body of slowly moving or standing water that occupies an inland basin of appreciable size is called Lake. Geologically lakes are temporary bodies of water.
  • Rivers and streams are relatively fast moving; marshes and swamps contain relatively large quantities of grasses, trees, or shrubs; and ponds are relatively small in comparison with lakes.
  • The nutrient-enrichment of the lakes promotes the ....
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