Freshwater Freshwater BiomeBiome

Daron Moon & Derrik DennisDaron Moon & Derrik Dennis

What is the Freshwater What is the Freshwater Biome?Biome?

The freshwater biome is a low saline The freshwater biome is a low saline aquatic biome that covers one fifth aquatic biome that covers one fifth of the earths surface.of the earths surface.

                                                                                                            

Freshwater LocationFreshwater Location

Freshwater can be found all over the Freshwater can be found all over the world.world.

                                                                                                       

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     

                               

Types of FreshwaterTypes of Freshwater

Types of freshwater are lakes, Types of freshwater are lakes, ponds, rivers, streams, creeks, and ponds, rivers, streams, creeks, and brooks.brooks.

TemperatureTemperature

The temperature of a freshwater The temperature of a freshwater biome ranges from 22*C to 4*C in biome ranges from 22*C to 4*C in the summer.the summer.

In the winter the temperature would In the winter the temperature would be 4*C to 0*C.be 4*C to 0*C.

There is a lot of rain in the There is a lot of rain in the freshwater biome.freshwater biome.

AnimalsAnimals

Some animals that can be found in a Some animals that can be found in a freshwater biome are trout, catfish, freshwater biome are trout, catfish, bass, Mosquitoes, black flies, ticks, bass, Mosquitoes, black flies, ticks, frogs, snakes, salamanders, and frogs, snakes, salamanders, and alligators.alligators.

Abiotic FactorsAbiotic Factors

Some abiotic factors that affect a Some abiotic factors that affect a freshwater biome are the speed of freshwater biome are the speed of the water flow and the local climate.the water flow and the local climate.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      

                               

                               

Biotic FactorsBiotic Factors

Freshwater biomes contain about 12 Freshwater biomes contain about 12 percent of the worlds known animals percent of the worlds known animals and 40 percent of the worlds fish and 40 percent of the worlds fish species.species.

Wetlands offer birds food, shelter, a Wetlands offer birds food, shelter, a place to breed, nest, and raise their place to breed, nest, and raise their young.young.

Adaptations Adaptations

Mostly all of the animals and plants Mostly all of the animals and plants that live nearby had to adapt to all of that live nearby had to adapt to all of the conditionsthe conditions

They had to adapt to whenever it They had to adapt to whenever it gets hot or cold.gets hot or cold.

Without adapting to the conditions Without adapting to the conditions the plants and animals couldn't the plants and animals couldn't thrivethrive

Human InfluenceHuman Influence

The freshwater biome is seriously The freshwater biome is seriously threatened by pollution from farm threatened by pollution from farm runoff, industrial discharges, runoff, industrial discharges, recreational boating, and fast-food recreational boating, and fast-food packaging.packaging.

Conservation ProjectsConservation Projects

Some people try to help the Some people try to help the freshwater biome by cleaning it and freshwater biome by cleaning it and issuing laws to protect freshwater.issuing laws to protect freshwater.

Works Cited Works Cited

http://www.idiotica.com/cranium/http://www.idiotica.com/cranium/encyclopedia/content/encyclopedia/content/Freshwater.htmFreshwater.htm

http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/exhibits/biomes/freshwater.phpexhibits/biomes/freshwater.php