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rich.
• 2oligotrophic – deeper and
nutrient-poor.
Oligotrophic lake
http://kentsimmons.uwinnipeg.ca/16cm05/1116/50-19b-Eutrophic.jpg
Eutrophic lake
http://www.spatial.maine.edu/~snoox/images/eutrophic_lake.jpg
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• BWetlands – area covered with
water; supports plants.
• CEstuaries – area where freshwater
meets ocean.
• Intertidal zone – land meets water.
• DCoral reefs – dominated by coral.
Wetlands
http://www.usbr.gov/dataweb/assets/images/Wetlands.jpg
Estuary
http://www.cop.noaa.gov/images/estuaries.jpg
Coral Reef
http://212.84.179.117/i/Coral%20Reef.jpg
• EOceanic pelagic biome – away from
shore.
• Abyssal zone – lowest part of
benthos; deep-sea hydrothermal
vents help chemoautotrophic
organisms.
Abyssal zone
http://206.110.20.50/web/schuh/students/jonathan/Monsters/MonstersofthDeep/seaslug.JPG
Terrestrial biomes
• Defined vertically from the
canopy at top to the permafrost
at the bottom.
• ATropical forest – little light
reaches ground because of deep
canopy.
• Rainfall determines life in area.
Tropical Forest In Madagascar
http://www.hort.cornell.edu/mudge/bneimark/SC%202.jpg
• BSavanna – scattered trees and
grasses.
• Fire helps increase diversity.
• Has rainy season.
• CTemperate grassland – seasonal
drought, fires prevent tree growth.
• Most used for farming.
Savanna
http://www.plantzafrica.com/vegetation/vegimages/savanna3.jpg
Grasslands
http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Laboratory/Biome/Images/picgrassland.jpg
• DDeserts – sparse rain, some are
cold.
• Plants have structures to allow
survival (i.e. water storage,
alternative forms of photosynthesis)
• EChaparral – evergreen shrub; long,
hot, dry summers with fires.
Desert
http://pangea.stanford.edu/~hsiao/desert.jpg
Chaparral
http://www.cpluhna.nau.edu/images/semiaridgrasslands92rw.jpg
• FTemperate deciduous forest – small
mammals, leaves fall during autumn.
• GConiferous forest – cone-bearing
trees, trees have needles.
• HTundra – permafrost covers ground,
low diversity.
Deciduous forest
http://www.ccet.ua.edu/hhmi/images/Autumn.JPG
Coniferous forest
http://www3.newberry.org/k12maps/module_07/images/coniferous.jpg
Tundra
http://photojunkie.ca/photoblog/tundra.jpg
http://www.hesd.k12.ca.us/resource/biomes/Biome%20map.gif