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    The document describes three layers in aquatic ecosystems: the euphotic zone where photosynthesis occurs, the disphotic zone with some light penetration but not enough for photosynthesis, and the aphotic zone with no light penetration. It also discusses key features of estuaries as ecosystems where rivers meet the ocean, noting they are highly productive and provide refuge for many species but are threatened by land development. Freshwater ecosystems include rivers, streams, wetlands, ponds and lakes, with organisms in each having adaptations suited to those environments.

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    The document describes three layers in aquatic ecosystems: the euphotic zone where photosynthesis occurs, the disphotic zone with some light penetration but not enough for photosynthesis, and the aphotic zone with no light penetration. It also discusses key features of estuaries as ecosystems where rivers meet the ocean, noting they are highly productive and provide refuge for many species but are threatened by land development. Freshwater ecosystems include rivers, streams, wetlands, ponds and lakes, with organisms in each having adaptations suited to those environments.

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    The document describes three layers in aquatic ecosystems: the euphotic zone where photosynthesis occurs, the disphotic zone with some light penetration but not enough for photosynthesis, and the aphotic zone with no light penetration. It also discusses key features of estuaries as ecosystems where rivers meet the ocean, noting they are highly productive and provide refuge for many species but are threatened by land development. Freshwater ecosystems include rivers, streams, wetlands, ponds and lakes, with organisms in each having adaptations suited to those environments.

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    The document describes three layers in aquatic ecosystems: the euphotic zone where photosynthesis occurs, the disphotic zone with some light penetration but not enough for photosynthesis, and the aphotic zone with no light penetration. It also discusses key features of estuaries as ecosystems where rivers meet the ocean, noting they are highly productive and provide refuge for many species but are threatened by land development. Freshwater ecosystems include rivers, streams, wetlands, ponds and lakes, with organisms in each having adaptations suited to those environments.

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    Threelayersofaquaticlifezones
    Euphoticzonephotosynthesisoccurs
    Dissolvedoxygenhighinthesurfacelayer
    CO2levelsarelow

    Disphoticzonesomelightbutnotenough

    forphotosynthesistwilightzone
    AphoticZoneNolight
    Lowerlevelsofoxygen
    Nophotosynthesis
    CO2levelsarehighduetoanaerobic

    respiration.

    KEY CONCEPT
    Freshwater ecosystems include estuaries as well
    as flowing and standing water.

    Estuaries are dynamic environments where rivers flow


    into the ocean.

    An estuary is a partially enclosed body of


    water.
    mixture of fresh water with salt water
    Chesapeake Bay
    Louisiana bayous

    Estuaries are highly productive ecosystems.


    Estuaries provide a protected refuge for many species.
    birds migration
    spawning grounds
    Estuaries are primarily threatened by land development.

    Freshwater ecosystems include moving and standing


    water.
    A watershed is a region of land that drains into a body
    of water.
    Ecosystems may be different along a rivers course

    Wetlands are among the most productive ecosystems.


    provide a home for many species
    filter dirty water
    renew underground water supply
    Some animals have adaptations suited to the freshwater
    they inhabit.

    Ponds and lakes share common features.

    Littoralzoneareshallowzonesneartheshoreaquatic
    plantslivealongvariouspredatoryinsects,amphibiansand
    smallfish.
    Limneticzonereferstotheareafarthestawayfromshore
    butatthesurfacefloatingalgae,zooplanktonandfish
    Benthicorprofundalzoneisadeepwaterzonethatis
    belowthelimitsofeffectivelightpenetrationbacteriaand
    wormlikeorganismseatdebrisonlakesbottom

    All lakes turn over periodically.


    Turn over happens due to changes in density.
    In both autumn and spring, surface water flows
    downward and bottom water flows upward.
    The upwelling brings up nutrients.

    FlowingwaterecosystemsRiversandstreams:
    organismsareadaptedtoseasonalchangeinwaterlevels
    andrateofflow.
    Manyhaveadaptationsthathelpthemavoidbeingwashed
    downstream.

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