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Aquatic - Coggle Diagram
Aquatic
Salinity
1%
FRESHWATER
Estuaries
River meets oceans
Mix of fresh and salt water
Plant species
Halophytes
adapt to deal w/salinity
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Spartina. salt marsh
Mangrove
Lakes/Ponds
Algal bloom
Rivers/Streams
fast-moving water
Minimal silt accumulation
Photosynthesis
algae growth on rocks
plant/animal adaptation to fast moving H2O
elongated phylum Annelida
Gradient decrease/volume increase
slow-moving water
phylum Arthropoda
phylum Chordata
Wetlands
Saturated w/water
shallow/ sometimes dry
vegetation rooted in soil
water-logged
oxygen-poor
High-salt soil
3%
MARINE
Ocean
Intertidal zone
High Tide
Closest to land
Sandy Beach
Rocky or Muddy
Low tide
Neritic Zone
approximately 650ft deep
Phytoplankton
Zooplankton
Protest
shrimp
Oceanic Zone
Thermal Stratification
Warm water
Clod water
Aphotic Zone
Sea cucumbers
Abyssal zone
4000 m
Cold
High pressure
High oxygen content
low nutrients
Benthic zone
Sand
Silt
Dead organisms
Nutrient rich
Sponges
Sea anemones
Marine worms
Sea stars
Bactria