Freshwater

Spencer.B, Seth.W, Andrew.S Freshwater

This biome can be found anywhere where there is a sufficient amount of rain. The climate has to be temperate also. The organisms range from pathogends (bacteria) to platypus. There are also a lot of plants like pickleweed,or water lillies. Also there are a wide variety of animals like brolga crane, and damsleflies. The amount of fungi are also large with things like saprolegnia. The protists that live in this biome are diatoms and for bacteria are pathogends, this means they cause diseases. Some examples are There are not a lot of bacteria in this biome but there are a lot of protists, animals, plants, and fungi.



Temperature varies in ponds and lakes seasonally. During the summer, the temperature can range from 4° C near the bottom to 22° C at the top of the pond or river. During the winter, the temperature at the bottom can become 4° C while the top is 0° C. Inbetween the two layers, there is a narrow zone called the thermocline where the temperature of the water changes very fast. During the spring and fall seasons, there is a mixing of the top and bottom layers, usually caused by winds, which results in a water temperature of around 4° C This mixing also circulates oxygen throughout the lake.



The main difference between a lake and a pond is the size.

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