Fig. 3.1 © Getty Images/Taxis BIOL 3240 Plant and Animal Ecology Life in water What factor(s) influence terrestrial biome distribution? What factor(s)

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BIOL 3240 Plant and Animal Ecology

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What factor(s) influence terrestrial biome distribution?

What factor(s) influence the distribution of aquatic biomes?

How much new water is formed every day?

Where does all our water come from?

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• What is unique about water?

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• What are the most important variables for predicting aquatic community health, abundance and diversity?

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• How are temperature and oxygen related?

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• How is oxygen level related to other factors?

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• How is oxygen level related to other factors?

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Epilimnion

Hypolimnion

• How does the epilimnion change temporally?

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Which lake will freeze faster… why?

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• Why are some lakes crystal clear and some like Lake Lowell?

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• How does turbidity affect things?

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• How can turbidity be measured?

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Marine biome distribution influenced by _________, which influences …

Zones based on depth and association with the continental shelf…


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What marine biome is represented here?

What factors explain the abundance and diversity of life here?


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What aquatic biome is represented here?


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Rivers vary in…


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Fig. 3.1 © Getty Images/Taxis BIOL 3240 Plant and Animal Ecology Life in water What factor(s) influence terrestrial biome distribution? What factor(s)