AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS

AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS

From surface to depth

UNDER THE SURFACE OF THE WATER...

There is a wide variety of ecosystems

Aquatic ecosystems can be

Aquatic ecosystems are influenced by the amount of light, the temperature and the substances dissolved in the water.

freshwater

saltwater

FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEM

Very rich ecosystem. Abundance of light and water. Aquatic animals feed organisms

SALTWATER ECOSYSTEM

Sunlight penetrates between 100 and 200 meters underwater. The deeper, the darker is the ocean.

In marine ecosystems, the distribution of living things varies according to depth

LIVING THINGS DISTRIBUTION

The surface of the open sea

The littoral

The deep sea

This is a coastal transition one between terrestrial and marine ecosystems.

Few living things live here, many of them unknown. In these areas, life depends on the remains of living things that fall to the bottom.

There is a large number of living beings that move around by swimming or are dragged along by sea currents.

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