An aquatic ecosystem is an ecosystem found in and around a body of water, in contrast to land-based terrestrial ecosystems. Aquatic ecosystems contain...

sources in aquatic ecosystems, autochthonous and allochthonous. Autochthonous carbon comes from within the ecosystem and includes aquatic plants, algae...

the ecosystem's food chain. Bioaccumulation contributes to the higher concentrations of chemicals within the organisms in the aquatic ecosystems. Creolin...

tropical rain forest, grassland, deserts. Terrestrial ecosystems differ from aquatic ecosystems by the predominant presence of soil rather than water...

Along with aquatic plants, algae and microbes, aquatic animals form the food webs of various marine, brackish and freshwater aquatic ecosystems. The term...

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

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

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

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...

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influence they have on terrestrial and semiaquatic fauna as well as aquatic ecosystems, including grasslands, woodlands, wetlands, and even non-vegetative...

(límnē) 'lake' and -λογία (-logía) 'study of') is the study of inland aquatic ecosystems. The study of limnology includes aspects of the biological, chemical...

A lake ecosystem or lacustrine ecosystem includes biotic (living) plants, animals and micro-organisms, as well as abiotic (non-living) physical and chemical...

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

of pollution can lead to many problems. One is the degradation of aquatic ecosystems. Another is spreading water-borne diseases when people use polluted...

is most commonly seen in the environment, through terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems. Living organisms require phosphorus, a vital component of DNA, RNA...

rather their dependence on and integral relation to aquatic ecosystems. The level of dependence on aquatic life varies greatly among species. Among freshwater...

and reported impacts of nitrogen inputs on selected terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems. Approximately 78% of Earth's atmosphere is N gas (N2), which is an...

freshwater ecosystems around the world and are present in both lotic and lentic ecosystems, often living among the rocks and sediment. Aquatic macroinvertebrates...

reduction in nutrient cycling in the ecosystem. Aquatic biomonitoring can be used to examine the health of aquatic ecosystems. Agricultural runoff is a major...

example, a habitat might be an aquatic or terrestrial environment that can be further categorized as a montane or alpine ecosystem. Habitat shifts provide important...

Jetted pond Hoffmann, Richard C. (1996). "Economic Development and Aquatic Ecosystems in Medieval Europe". The American Historical Review. 101 (3): 631–669...

soil, which is denominated "soil organic matter". The detritus of aquatic ecosystems is organic substances that is suspended in the water and accumulates...

Ecological diversity includes the variation in both terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems. Ecological diversity can also take into account the variation in...

lakes and swamps Trang An has two main types of ecosystems: limestone mountain ecosystem and aquatic ecosystem. The biological diversity of the communities...

system contain a mosaic of hydrologic features and aquatic habitats that support a unique aquatic ecosystem and nourish a riparian zone that supports rare...

A wetland is a distinct semi-aquatic ecosystem whose groundcovers are flooded or saturated in water, either permanently, for years or decades, or only...

strontium. Stable isotopes have become a popular method for understanding aquatic ecosystems because they can help scientists in understanding source links and...

protect the Basin's native aquatic fauna and flora through aquatic ecosystem management. The decline of many other aquatic species within the Basin is...

Trophic relationships in lakes – Type of ecosystem Trophic relationships in rivers – Type of aquatic ecosystem with flowing freshwater Cohen, J.E.; Briand...