BIOL 2600 Study Guide - Rideau River, Biome, Invertebrate
Document Summary
The fragile nature of environmental biomes has left them vulnerable to the influence that global abiotic environmental changes pose to habitat structure and biotic diversity. Universally the threat of global warming poses a substantial impact on abiotic habitats which subsequently causes species diversity (clifford, 2013). The delicate biome in an aquatic environment fluctuates due to abiotic external pressures which causes alteration in habitat and species composition. Temperature, water level, salinity, and oxygen availability are major abiotic threats that cause species diversity within the biome. Specifically we will be looking at the rideau river ecosystem which is formed by two different habitats. Both habitats during high water levels are combined as one continuous flow. As water levels drop, two separate habitats are formed, both with their individual challenges for survival causing local species to adapt to their environment. Due to water quality, and speed many invertebrates have had to adapt to their ever changing environment in order to survive and strive.
