AQUATIC Biomes chart Biome name FRESHWATER DESCRIPTION • interactive systems within which biotic species and their growth and adaptation Biome name FRESHWATER TYPES • LAKES • RIVERS • PONDS • WETLANDS • STREAMS • SPRINGS Biome name FRESHWATER PLANTS AND ANIMALS • PLANTS: Water lilies, Algae, Duckweed, Cattail, Bulrush, • ANIMALS: Snails, Worms, Turtles, Frogs, Alligators, Beavers Biome name FRESHWATER TEMPERATURE • 39 to 71 Fahrenheit Biome name MARINE ECOSYSTEM DESCRIPTION • aquatic environments with high levels of dissolved salt. Biome name MARINE ECOSYSTEM TYPES • Open ocean • Deep Sea Ocean • Coastal Marine ecosystem • Coral reefs Biome name MARINE ECOSYSTEM PLANTS AND ANIMALS • PLANTS: Kelp, Seagrass, Red algae, Waterwheel plant, and Surf Grass • ANIMALS: Dolphins, Seals, Whales, Sea anemone, and Stingray Biome name MARINE ECOSYSTEM TEMPERATURE • 39 Fahrenheit Biome name WETLANDS DESCRIPTION • areas where water covers the soil, or is present either at or near the surface of the soil all year Biome name WETLANDS TYPES • Marshes • Swamps • Bogs • Fens Biome name WETLANDS PLANTS AND ANIMALS • PLANTS: Duckweed, Waterlily, Pickerel Weed, Royal fern, Water horsetail • ANIMALS: Great blue heron, Mallard, Egret, Alligators, and Wader Biome name WETLANDS TEMPERATURE • 76 Fahrenheit Biome name ESTUARIES DESCRIPTION • a partially enclosed, coastal water body where freshwater from rivers and streams mixes with salt water from the ocean Biome name ESTUARIES TYPES • Drowned river valley • Bar-built • Tectonic • Fjords Biome name ESTUARIES PLANTS AND ANIMALS • PLANTS: Sea Lettuce, Eelgrass, Douglas aster, Saltgrass, Spike grass • ANIMALS: Crabs, lobsters, marine worms, Raccoons, Different reptiles Biome name ESTUARIES TEMPERATURE • 75 Fahrenheit
