Temperate Pond
Hala Abu Nahia
Science, 6D
What is a Temperate Pond?
Picture:http://www.fcps.edu/
islandcreekes/ecology/pond.h
tm
Info:http://www.enchantedle
arning.com/biomes/pond/pon
dlife.shtml
A Temperate Pond is a very clean, well-flittered Pond. It is
shallow enough to support rooted plants. Many animals
and insects live in the pond, because of its clean, fresh
water and safe habitat. There are many Temperate Ponds
around the world, but they are usually on the country
side.
Info:
http://www.enchantedle
arning.com/biomes/pond
/pondlife.shtml
Life in a Temperate Pond
Picture:http://www.fcps.ed
u/islandcreekes/ecology/p
ond.htm
Temperate Ponds are very warm and clean. It is
surrounded by beautiful plants and many mammals.
Temperate Pond changes its Temperature according to the
weather or season, it usually very warm though. Many
Animals survive on dead insects that float on the surface
of the water.
Some Animals that live in the
Biome:
• Crayfish
• Newt
• Snapping Turtle
• Spring Peeper Frog
• Water Strider
Many More…
Picture:
www.enchantedlearning.com
/biomes/pond/pondlife.shtml
Info:
www.enchantedlearning.com
/biomes/pond/pondlife.shtm
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Snapping Turtle
The Snapping Turtle is an aggressive turtle, that is usually
found in ponds. It spends most it’s life in water, and lives
around 30-40 years. The Snapping Turtle is adapted to the
pond because of it’s warm, clean water and safe habitat.
Newt
Newts are Colorful Salamanders, that are found in moist
places, such as the pond. They live for about 2-3 years and
are mostly found in North America, Europe and Asia. They
are adapted to the Pond because of its fresh, clean water
and moist area’s.
Crayfish
The Crayfish only lives in Freshwater habitats. They are
Omnivores and eat things such as; Plants and Animals. The
Crayfish is adapted to the Pond, so it can burrow into the soil
to get water (So it can breath)
Water Strider
The Water Strider is also known as the “Pond Strider” It
Is a bug that actually runs across the surface of the
water, It barley even goes underwater. The Water Strider
is adapted to the Pond because it eats all the dead
insects that fall into the water, and that is how it finds
its food.
Some Plants in the Biome:
 Water Lily
 Lotus
 Water Hyacinth
Many More…
Water Lily
Info:
http://www.naturia.per.sg/buloh
/plants/plants.htm
Picture:
http://houseandgardenningaddict
s.wordpress.com/2010/06/24/wa
ys-to-attract-aquatic-wildlife-toyour-garden-pond/
A Water Lily is a beautiful flower that floats on the surface of the
water. The Water Lily is scattered all over the world, it is a very famous
flower. It is adapted to temperate ponds because the water there is
very smooth and clean, and that is exactly what a flower need.
Info:
http://www.naturia.per.sg
/buloh/plants/plants.htm
Lotus
Picture:http://houseandgarden
ningaddicts.wordpress.com/201
0/06/24/ways-to-attractaquatic-wildlife-to-yourgarden-pond/
Lotus is a extraordinary plant that grows in freshwater. It’s
mostly in Asia and quite common there. This beautiful Plant
is adapted to the temperate pond because of the fresh, clean
water the pond has.
Water Hyacinth
Info:
http://www.naturia.per.sg/buloh
/plants/plants.htm
Picture:
http://houseandgardenningaddic
ts.wordpress.com/2010/06/24/w
ays-to-attract-aquatic-wildlifeto-your-garden-pond/
The Water Hyacinth is freshwater floating plant. Its mostly and
common in South America. It is adapted to temperate ponds
because that is the only way this plant can grow and survive.
Picture:
http://www.heinzetrust.org/N
ature/GreenHeronPond.aspx
Temperature and Weather
Info:
http://www.pondcare.com/
referencecenter/articles/Article.aspx?
ArticleID=43
Ponds temperature and weather changes every one in a while.
When it’s summer it’s very warm, but when its winter the pond
freezes completely. When the temperatures keep changing some
animals would leave and some would stay.
Picture:
http://earth.rice.edu/mtpe/bio/biosphe
re/topics/biomes/biomes_map.html
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A map of where Temperate Ponds are located
How do Humans affect
Temperate Ponds?
Info:
http://www.ehow.com/about_46
71904_ponds.html
Picture:
http://www.fcps.edu/islandcre
ekes/ecology/pond.htm
Humans have been over-fishing for many years now, this
seems to affect ponds all around the world. People also
seem to throw a lot of garbage into ponds, which is
polluting the water. That affects many animals that count
on the fresh, clean water the pond has. This human activity
is horrible and affecting animals in many different ways. At
the moment this is only affecting the animals and the
environment around it. But after a while this will start to
affect humans as well.
Prevention/Solution
Info:
http://www.ehow.com/about_
4671904_ponds.htm
Picture:
http://www.canadianpond.com
/0905e.html
Humans could start having a limit for fishing instead for them to
over-fish. This would start helping the environment way more
because, there are other animals in ponds that survive on eating
these fishes. We should also start throwing our garbage into trash
cans instead of on the streets, ponds, ocean etc. because, if we
keep throwing our garbage everywhere, we will eventually loose all
this beautiful nature.
Thank You For Watching!