Living Organisms
free floating in the littoral zone
What are Plankton?
When a meander is cut off from the main river this causes a type of lake.
What are resacas or oxbow lakes?
low lying wetland, don't support tree growth
What is a marsh?
The mouth of a river, sediment carried by the river
What is a Delta?
Fast heavy river activity
What are white water rapids?
animal like-single cell part of plankton
ex-jelly fish
What is Zooplankton?
Near the Shore, shallow and sun lit
What is the Littoral zone?
Supports trees and dense shrubs
What is a swamp?
The start of a river usually in mountain regions
What is headwater?
In a river the gathering of soil, nutrients and debris
What is deposition?
Strong swimmers- consumers
ex. fish
What is a Nekton?
at the bottom of a pond
What is the Benthic zone?
buffer shorelines, trap sediment, pollutants, spawning grounds
What is functions of a wetland?
Rivers with complex small stream system- bring in water from smaller rivers to larger ones
What are tributaries ?
type of Biome where the salinity is between 0 - 0.5 ppb
What is freshwater?
Bottom dwellers- mussels worms
What are Benthos?
low in nutrient, limiting plankton population and leaving the water very clear
What is a oligotrophic lakes?
there no longer is protection from flooding
What is the effects of destroying wetlands?
What is biodiversity?
type of Biome where salinity is between 0.5 - 30 ppb
What is Brackish water?
Break down dead organisms -turn waste into nutrients
What are decomposers?
have much more nutrients and heavy growth of phytoplankton
What is a eutrophic lake?
Water found near the mouth of a river
Brackish water
Protect against floods absorbing and retaining water
What is flood plain?
Headwaters are in San Juan Mountains and the mouth of the river in Brownsville coastal area.
What is Rio Grande River?