Notes – Water Biomes
A. Limiting Factors 1.Salinity (salt)
2. Amount of dissolved oxygen A. Limiting Factors
3. Sunlight
B. Types of Saltwater Biomes 1. Ocean 2. Coral Reef
B. Types of Saltwater Biomes 3. Seashore 4. Estuaries
Estuary- Where the freshwater of the river meets the saltwater of the ocean.
C. Saltwater Facts 1. Also called marine biomes.
C. Saltwater Facts 2. They make up 95% of all the water on Earth.
C. Saltwater Facts 3. May include a few inland lakes (Great Salt Lake)
C. Saltwater Facts 4. Intertidal Zone is covered by water at high tide.
C. Saltwater Facts 5. Neritic Zone- is the shallow water where photo synthesis can take place.
D. Freshwater Biomes 1. Rivers & streams
D. Freshwater Biomes 2. Lakes & ponds
E. Freshwater Facts 1. Low, if any, salinity.