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Aquatic ecosystem

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Chapter 6 Aquatic Biodiversity Chapter Overview Questions What are the basic types of aquatic life zones and what factors influence the kinds of life they contain? What are the major types of saltwater life zones, and how do human activities affect them? What are the major types of freshwater life zones, and how do human activities affect them? Updates Online The latest references for topics covered in this section can be found at the book companion website. Log in to the book?s e-resources page at www.thomsonedu.com to access InfoTrac articles. InfoTrac: Down the bayou: a marine biologist, a community, and the resolve to preserve an ocean's bounty. Taylor Sisk. Earth Island Journal, Autumn 2006 v21 i3 p27(6).

Living in the Environment 16th Ed. : Ch.8 Key Terms

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Chapter 8 aquatic life zones The aquatic equivalents of biomes are called aquatic life zones. benthos The third type, benthos, consists of bottom dwellers such as oysters, which anchor themselves to one spot; clams and worms, which burrow into the sand or mud; and lobsters and crabs, which walk about on the sea floor. coastal wetlands coastal land areas covered with water all or part of the year coastal zone the warm, nutrient-rich, shallow water that extends from the high-tide mark on land to the gently sloping, shallow edge of the?continental shelf. coral reefs form in clear, warm coastal waters of the tropics and subtropics. cultural eutrophication
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