Factors that are important for aquatic organisms include
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Aquatic Ecosystems
When you look at the planet Earth from a distance, what do you see? The first thing an alien might notice while flying by our planet is its color: Earth is the blue planet because it's covered with water. In fact, 71% of Earth's surface is water, so the aquatic ecosystems found here are a big part of the cycle of life.
An aquatic ecosystem is an ecosystem that is found in water. There are many types of aquatic ecosystems: rivers, lakes, ponds, wetlands, shallow seas and deep oceans. There are marine ecosystems found in saltwater seas and oceans, and freshwater ecosystems found in rivers and lakes. Humans have a tendency to undervalue these ecosystems because we ourselves are land mammals. But we are intimately connected to aquatic ecosystems in ways that many people don't appreciate. For example, rivers and lakes give us fresh water to drink, provide fish for us to eat, prevent flooding, and support other ecosystems on land through complex food webs.
The biodiversity of aquatic ecosystems is one of Earth's greatest treasures. When you hear the word biodiversity, what comes to mind? One of the first things people think about is the rainforests. The rainforests contain huge amounts of biodiversity, and more species than we will probably ever be able to catalog. But did you know that similar biodiversity can be found in the oceans? For example, coral reefs have been described as the rainforests of the sea because they are home to a huge array of marine life. But coral reefs, like aquatic ecosystems, are easily affected by outside factors.
In this lesson, we'll talk about a few factors that impact aquatic ecosystems. Specifically, abiotic factors and how they affect aquatic life. These are the factors that cause a deep ocean to be totally different from a shallow lake.