PPT-Freshwater

Marine or Saltwater Aquatic Biomes Freshwater Stream River Ecosystems Wetland Lake Lentic Zones Standing Lotic Zones flowing How are aquatic biomes categorized. Assumptions Advantages Unit One. What is a freshwater ecosystem?. Only 3% of the world’s water is fresh.. Freshwater is either frozen in glaciers and pack ice or is buried in aquifers.. The remainder of the water is found in lakes, ponds, streams, and rivers.. By: Abigail Tracy. Freshwater Biomes. By: Abigail Tracy. What is it ?. A freshwater biome is any body of water that is made of freshwater, such as ponds, lakes, streams, and rivers. Most freshwater biomes consist of moving water and contain many types of fish.. Abstract. Question. Salinity kit. Soil testing kits. pH test (water and soil). Thermometer. Materials. Data. Conclusions. Our hypothesis was that if there is a change from freshwater to saltwater, then the tidal plant species in each area will differ. The data collected from our experiment helped support our hypothesis. In our findings we saw that in the freshwater location, there was a greater amount of biodiversity and the plants were generally larger. On the other hand, we saw that in the saltwater location, the banks had less biodiversity and consisted with only Phragmites. One explanation for this is for the fact that the abundance of freshwater in the freshwater location allowed for a large variety of large plants to live in this area. However, only a thin layer of freshwater on the surface of the water was present at the saltwater location, which minimized the diversity of plant life that could live in this area. This minimized the competition in this area, allowing it to be overrun by Phragmites plants. . Endemism . and . Vulnerability . in California: the Freshwater Conservation Blueprint. Joseph Furnish (US Forest Service). Jeanette Howard, Kirk . Klausmeyer. (The Nature Conservancy). Kurt Fesenmyer (Trout Unlimited. : . a . Cliff . Dahm. Legacy. Nicholas G. Aumen. . Southeast Region, . U.S. Geological Survey, . Davie. , . FL. Biodiversity . r. efers to . the amount of genetic diversity in ecosystems. . A lack of biodiversity. , can lead to . extinction of a species.. . Our study . sought to sequence the DNA . of . Peconic . Biodiversity . r. efers to . the amount of genetic diversity in ecosystems. . A lack of biodiversity. , can lead to . extinction of a species.. . Our study . sought to sequence the DNA . of . Peconic . Phone: 07 3207 8327. Fax: 07 3207 8327. Mob: 0421 548 755. ABN: 42 817 153 847. Email: dennistafe@yahoo.com. Website: www.drtafesafaris.com. Who are we?. Dr. . Tafe. . is a Ph.D. of marine biology, who has worked for CSIRO fisheries and a number of universities, describing 14 new species of marine crustaceans. We employ qualified biologists for our field trips.. Saltwater . Makes up 97% of the Earth’s supply of water.. Comes from the ocean.. Undrinkable.. Makes up 3% of the Earth’s supply of water.. Some of it is frozen while some is in the ground (groundwater) and the rest is in rivers and lakes.. Objective. To explore the fate of the BG freshwater after it is released and to quantify its downstream impact on the subpolar North Atlantic salinity.. Findings. BG freshwater exited the Arctic mostly through the Canadian Arctic Archipelago, rather than . Let’s explore . our rivers and lakes. Placeholder for film. Water for wildlife. Dragonfly. Sandhill cranes. Kingfisher. Florida manatee. Otter. Pacific salmon. Water for people. Meet the Pacific salmon. A. FRESHWATER ON EARTH. 70% of Earth is covered in water.. 3% of Earth’s water is freshwater (97% saltwater). FRESHWATER CONTAINS LESS THAN 1% SALT. 68.7% of FRESHWATER is frozen in glaciers and icecaps.  . QUESTION. When heated to about 370 degrees . celsius. will saltwater or freshwater hold heat the longest? . RESEARCH.      Table salt nutrition facts can be found at the back of the packaging. Every 1 tablespoon (18 grams) of table salt you gain 0 calories, there is 0% total fat so there is no saturated fat, polyunsaturated fat and monounsaturated fat. Along with no saturated fats there is also no cholesterol or any carbohydrates as well as no sugars or protein. Salt may not be a good source of vitamins A,D,B-12,C and B-6 since there is no trace of them in table salt, including calcium, iron, magnesium. But  there is 590mg of sodium in salt. There is also 1mg of potassium. .