Freshwater Biomes

Date

2003

Authors

Woodward, Susan L.

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Publisher

Greenwood Press

Abstract

Freshwater ecosystems are a problem to define as biomes because vegetation corresponding to regional climates is lacking... The types of habitats and the organisms inhabiting streams and lakes are sufficiently distinct to require different expertise among scientists and usually are discussed in separate textbooks. Therefore, for the purposes of this book (Biomes of Earth Acc#9737), it was decided to divide freshwater realm into two biomes: a stream biome and a lake biome. This section is the introduction to the freshwater biome system.

Description

pgs. 231-234

Keywords

freshwater, lake, stream, pond, river, ecosystems, biomes, climates, marshes, habitats, ecology, limnologists

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