Search results for "Aquatic ecosystem" - New World Encyclopedia

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  • . While both groups of amphibians have aquatic larva, adults of true salamanders ... , they have a biphasic life cycle with aquatic larvae, with four pairs ...
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  • from one species to another within an ecosystem. A food chain describes ... of nutrients and energy. In a healthy ecosystem, each level flourishes ...
    8 KB (1,247 words) - 10:18, 10 November 2023
  • Limnology is a discipline that concerns the study of inland aquatic ... have had a long fascination with inland aquatic ecosystems, which they have ...
    8 KB (1,108 words) - 08:43, 8 March 2023
  • Odonates contribute value to the ecosystem and to humans. Ecologically ... (Grzimek et al. 2004). Odonates are aquatic or semi-aquatic as juveniles ...
    9 KB (1,363 words) - 00:22, 29 December 2023
  • However, a larger function for the ecosystem also is served in recycling ... In aquatic systems, organic matter can be differentiated into particulate ...
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  • brackish, saltwater, and freshwater aquatic ecosystems, they had a relatively ... to inhabit and dominate almost all known aquatic ecosystems, both freshwater ...
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  • Ladoga at an acceptable level for the aquatic ecosystem, precipitation also ... also boasting an extremely diverse aquatic ecosystem. Over 48 different ...
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  • Daphnia is a genus of small, aquatic, mostly freshwater crustaceans ... Daphnids, which are mostly planktonic, live in various aquatic environments ...
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  • protects water quality. It thus forms an ecosystem that is filled with a rich ... Such toxins can accumulate in the tissues of many species of aquatic ...
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  • Gastrotricha is a phylum of microscopic, free-living, aquatic worms ... Occurring in large concentrations, gastrotrichs are integral to aquatic ...
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  • for sale, fish, shellfish, or other aquatic organisms. The activity ... is expanded to include shellfish (aquatic invertebrates such as mollusks ...
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  • Salamanders not only provide benefit to their ecosystem through their ... Salamanders generally have a biphasic life cycle, typified by an aquatic ...
    12 KB (1,655 words) - 21:58, 17 April 2023
  • A rich and varied aquatic habitat is supported in the Arabian Sea ... is dramatically reduced, resulting in mass aquatic mortality. ...
    10 KB (1,516 words) - 21:28, 11 August 2023
  • Eutrophication is the enrichment of an aquatic ecosystem with chemical nutrients, typically compounds containing nitrogen, phosphorus, or both ...
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  • to the delicate balance of the natural ecosystem (Taylor et al. 2003). Insects ... , and others that selectively feed on aquatic insects, insect larvae, ...
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  • however, dredging may adversely affect aquatic ecosystems. ... Dredging can create disturbance to aquatic ecosystems, often with ...
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  • values as well, contributing to the ecosystem and directly or indirectly ... Larvae can be found in almost any aquatic or semiaquatic habitat, ...
    13 KB (1,785 words) - 17:34, 9 November 2022
  • and near-microscopic, multicellular aquatic animals. The name rotifer ... Rotifers are important in aquatic food chains, being widely distributed ...
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  • Capybara is the common name for a large, semi-aquatic rodent, Hydrochoerus ... Capybaras provide value for the ecosystem as part of food chains, ...
    10 KB (1,545 words) - 00:03, 15 November 2021
  • naming of the Southern Ocean as its own aquatic body. For those scientists ... Another important threat to the marine ecosystem is unregulated overfishing ...
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