Freshwater ecosystems are a subset of Earth's aquatic ecosystems. They include lakes, ponds, rivers, streams, springs, bogs, and wetlands. They can be...

environment. The two main types of aquatic ecosystems are marine ecosystems and freshwater ecosystems. Freshwater ecosystems may be lentic (slow moving water,...

for at least part of the time). Freshwater ecosystems contain 41% of the world's known fish species. Freshwater ecosystems have undergone substantial transformations...

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...

Freshwater bivalves are molluscs of the order Bivalvia that inhabit freshwater ecosystems. They are one of the two main groups of freshwater molluscs,...

Ecoregion Ecosystem-based adaptation The following articles are types of ecosystems for particular types of regions or zones: Aquatic ecosystem Freshwater ecosystem...

include multiple ecosystems and ecoregions. According to the World Wildlife Fund classification, terrestrial, marine and freshwater environments each...

Freshwater biology is the scientific biological study of freshwater ecosystems and is a branch of limnology. This field seeks to understand the relationships...

interactions. Lake ecosystems are a prime example of lentic ecosystems (lentic refers to stationary or relatively still freshwater, from the Latin lentus...

Apart from their role as highly biodiverse, fundamentally natural, freshwater ecosystems ponds have had, and still have, many uses, including providing water...

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...

nine outcome targets include: Conserve and restore terrestrial and freshwater ecosystems; end deforestation and restore degraded forests; end desertification...

Freshwater fish are fish species that spend some or all of their lives in bodies of fresh water such as rivers, lakes and inland wetlands, where the salinity...

the study of aquatic ecosystems River ecosystem, also known as Lotic ecosystems – Type of aquatic ecosystem with flowing freshwater Paleolimnology – Scientific...

(14) Ecosystems (biotopes) Biosphere Biogeographic realms (freshwater) (8) Ecoregions (426), each characterized by a main biome type (12) Ecosystems (biotopes)...

understanding of lake ecosystem functioning and focused efforts to alleviate human impacts along the shoreline. In freshwater situations, the littoral...

for freshwater fish culture[permanent dead link‍] Training Series No. 16/2, Rome. FAO (1981) Simple methods for aquaculture. Water for freshwater fish...

Freshwater salinization is the process of salty runoff contaminating freshwater ecosystems, which can harm aquatic species in certain quantities and contaminate...

Biology portal Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems is a bimonthly peer-reviewed scientific journal published by Wiley-Blackwell. The...

lakes, ponds, and wetlands. Together, these two ecosystems form the more general study area of freshwater or aquatic ecology. The following unifying characteristics...

low acid deposition. Acidification of freshwater ecosystems can decrease native biodiversity and can alter ecosystem structure and function entirely. Macro-invertebrates...

part of their lives in water. These insects play a large role in freshwater ecosystems by recycling nutrients as well as providing food to higher trophic...

Freshwater phytoplankton is the phytoplankton occurring in freshwater ecosystems. It can be distinguished between limnoplankton (lake phytoplankton), heleoplankton...

through temperate and subtropical to tropical. A freshwater swamp forest is a type of wetland ecosystem characterized by its unique hydrology and vegetation...

and freshwater ecosystems. Mariculture, commonly known as marine farming, is aquaculture in seawater habitats and lagoons, as opposed to freshwater aquaculture...

titles containing Aquatic Aquatics (disambiguation) Freshwater ecosystem, an earth aquatic ecosystems Limnology, the study of inland waters Marine biology...

animals form the food webs of various marine, brackish and freshwater aquatic ecosystems. The term aquatic can be applied to animals that live in either...

evidence that freshwater bodies are phosphorus-limited. ELA uses the whole ecosystem approach and long-term, whole-lake investigations of freshwater focusing...

Aquarium | Explore Aquarium | Washington, DC | Exhibits | America's Freshwater Ecosystems". Aqua.org. Archived from the original on 2013-07-31. Retrieved...

reaches the freshwater ecosystem there will not be enough fertilizer to cause destructive algal blooms that poison freshwater ecosystems. Hydrologic alteration...