Freshwater Biomes

Ecology is the study of organisms and their relationships with the environment. Different types of environments or biomes include freshwater, desert, deciduous forest, and the tundra. Freshwater biomes include lakes, ponds, rivers, and streams. Sometimes, ditches and puddles can even be considered freshwater biomes because they help some sort of life to survive. For example, Lake Baikal, located in Central Asia, is the biggest lake on Earth, considered a freshwater biome. Also, the Nile and Amazon rivers are popular freshwater biomes. However, only 3% of the water on Earth is freshwater, where 2% is found in glaciers and the other 1% is found our the Earth. Along a freshwater biome there could be deltas and wetlands. Typically, wetlands have shallow water but the depth varies by seasons, there are a lot of species of grass but not many trees grow there, and the soil is mostly sand and mud. Some plants or autotrophs in freshwater biomes include coral reefs, water lilies, algae, duckweed, cattails, pick weed, and spike brush. However some of the consumers include types of fish such as trout, bass, goldfish, and mollies. Other consumers include plankton, frogs, turtles, eastern diamondback, ducks, eagles, and great egret. Often, predator- prey relationships are seen throughout a biome. For a freshwater biome a frog could be predator ready

We as humans can damage the environment by the dams we make. These dams are formed and frequently artificial lakes are created behind dams. Dams are beneficial because they provide pollution free energy. They can also damage the environment. Salmon are a species that use rivers to spawn, and are often hurt by dams. Wetlands are also an important type of freshwater ecosystem. They may be soggy and stinky, but they provide critical habitat for tons of plants and animals, help clean our water, control floods, and provide food for