An estuary mouth and marine coastal waters, part of an aquatic ecosystem
An aquatic ecosystem is an ecosystem found in and around a body of water, in contrast to land-based terrestrial ecosystems. Aquatic ecosystems contain communities of organisms—aquatic life—that are dependent on each other and on their environment. The two main types of aquatic ecosystems are marine ecosystems and freshwater ecosystems.[1] Freshwater ecosystems may be lentic (slow moving water, including pools, ponds, and lakes); lotic (faster moving water, for example streams and rivers); and wetlands (areas where the soil is saturated or inundated for at least part of the time).[2]
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of pollution can lead to many problems, such as the degradation of aquaticecosystems or spreading water-borne diseases when people use polluted water for...
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soil, which is denominated "soil organic matter". The detritus of aquaticecosystems is organic substances that is suspended in the water and accumulates...
system contain a mosaic of hydrologic features and aquatic habitats that support a unique aquaticecosystem and nourish a riparian zone that supports rare...
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the chemistry of water, aquatic organisms, aquaticecosystems, the movement of materials in and out of aquaticecosystems, and the use of water by humans...
protect the Basin's native aquatic fauna and flora through aquaticecosystem management. The decline of many other aquatic species within the Basin is...
spill. There was some concern that the juices might have damaged the aquaticecosystem of the Don River, but water samples showed no evidence of environmental...
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