How much of our planet is H 2 O? BIOL 3240 Plant and Animal Ecology – Life in Water.
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How much of our planet is H2O?
BIOL 3240 Plant and Animal Ecology – Life in Water
What factor(s) influence terrestrial biome distribution?
What factor(s) influence the distribution of aquatic biomes?
How much new water is formed every day?
Where does all our water come from?
BIOL 3240 Plant and Animal Ecology – Life in Water
Jack Johnson
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Isaiah 55:9-11
BIOL 3240 Plant and Animal Ecology – Life in Water
• What is unique about water?
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BIOL 3240 Plant and Animal Ecology – Life in Water
BIOL 3240 Plant and Animal Ecology – Life in Water
• What are the most important variables for predicting aquatic community health, abundance and diversity?
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BIOL 3240 Plant and Animal Ecology – Life in Water
• How are temperature and oxygen related?
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BIOL 3240 Plant and Animal Ecology – Life in Water
• How is oxygen level related to other factors?
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• The steeper and more varied the intrastream topography the _______ oxygen dissolved
BIOL 3240 Plant and Animal Ecology – Life in Water
BIOL 3240 Plant and Animal Ecology – Life in Water
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• Excessive nutrient loads can lead to…
BIOL 3240 Plant and Animal Ecology – Life in Water
• How does the epilimnion change temporally?
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BIOL 3240 Plant and Animal Ecology – Life in Water
BIOL 3240 Plant and Animal Ecology – Life in Water
BIOL 3240 Plant and Animal Ecology – Life in Water
Which lake will freeze faster… why?
BIOL 3240 Plant and Animal Ecology – Life in Water
• Why are some lakes crystal clear and some like Lake Lowell?
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BIOL 3240 Plant and Animal Ecology – Life in Water
• How does turbidity affect things?
• Suspended particulate matter…
• How can turbidity be measured?
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BIOL 3240 Plant and Animal Ecology – Life in Water
BIOL 3240 Plant and Animal Ecology – Life in Water
Marine biome distribution influenced by _______, which influences…
Zones based on ________ and association with the _____________________
BIOL 3240 Plant and Animal Ecology – Life in Water
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BIOL 3240 Plant and Animal Ecology – Life in Water
BIOL 3240 Plant and Animal Ecology – Life in Water
What marine biome is represented here?
What factors explain the abundance and diversity of life here?
BIOL 3240 Plant and Animal Ecology – Life in Water
What marine biome is represented here?
BIOL 3240 Plant and Animal Ecology – Life in Water
BIOL 3240 Plant and Animal Ecology – Life in Water
What marine biome is represented here?
BIOL 3240 Plant and Animal Ecology – Life in Water
BIOL 3240 Plant and Animal Ecology – Life in Water
What aquatic biome is represented here?
BIOL 3240 Plant and Animal Ecology – Life in Water
BIOL 3240 Plant and Animal Ecology – Life in Water
BIOL 3240 Plant and Animal Ecology – Life in Water
What aquatic biome is represented here?
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BIOL 3240 Plant and Animal Ecology – Life in Water
BIOL 3240 Plant and Animal Ecology – Life in Water
BIOL 3240 Plant and Animal Ecology – Life in Water
BIOL 3240 Plant and Animal Ecology – Life in Water
What aquatic biome is represented here?
BIOL 3240 Plant and Animal Ecology – Life in Water
BIOL 3240 Plant and Animal Ecology – Life in Water
BIOL 3240 Plant and Animal Ecology – Life in Water
River biota are organized along a continuum based on…
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BIOL 3240 Plant and Animal Ecology – Life in Water
Rivers vary in size, gradient, flow and salinity
BIOL 3240 Plant and Animal Ecology – Life in Water
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BIOL 3240 Plant and Animal Ecology – Life in Water
What aquatic biome is represented here?
BIOL 3240 Plant and Animal Ecology – Life in Water
BIOL 3240 Plant and Animal Ecology – Life in Water
BIOL 3240 Plant and Animal Ecology – Life in Water
BIOL 3240 Plant and Animal Ecology – Life in Water
BIOL 3240 Plant and Animal Ecology – Life in Water
