Freshwater Biome
Freshwater biomes are essential to humans since they are a freshwater source and provide half of the world's drinking water. The freshwater biome is defined as having little or no salt concentration, resulting in different animal and plant types from the marine biome. The plants and animals that live in freshwater biomes adapt to low salt concentration and would not be able to survive in areas of high salt concentration. They are usually warmer and contain more oxygen as a result of photosynthesis from producers.
Location: Freshwater regions include ponds, lakes, creeks, streams, rivers, and wetlands.
Examples- Lake Michigan, Lake Superior, Great Salt Lake
Location: Freshwater regions include ponds, lakes, creeks, streams, rivers, and wetlands.
Examples- Lake Michigan, Lake Superior, Great Salt Lake
Climate/Precipitation: The water remains cold through seasons. Not enough sunlight penetrates to the bottom, therefore the bottom is colder. Temperature variation is an abiotic factor of freshwater biomes. The average precipitation/rainfall depends on the geographical location.
Animals: Shallow waters serve as homes for tadpoles, aquatic insects, turtles that bask on rocks and fallen tree trunks, and worms and crayfishes that burrow into the muddy bottom. Also serves as a home for insect larvae, whirligig beetles, dragonflies, fishes, bluegill, and carp.
Plants: There are different kinds of plants, such as cattails, growing around the shoreline and into the water. Plants are needed in order to provide oxygen and serve as food. Other plants include mosses, water lilies, algae, duckweed, and reeds.
Animals: Shallow waters serve as homes for tadpoles, aquatic insects, turtles that bask on rocks and fallen tree trunks, and worms and crayfishes that burrow into the muddy bottom. Also serves as a home for insect larvae, whirligig beetles, dragonflies, fishes, bluegill, and carp.
Plants: There are different kinds of plants, such as cattails, growing around the shoreline and into the water. Plants are needed in order to provide oxygen and serve as food. Other plants include mosses, water lilies, algae, duckweed, and reeds.