BIO333H5 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Lake Stratification, Littoral Zone, Photic Zone

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What is the difference between lotic and lentic water and what are some examples: lotic = moving water. Examples: streams and rivers: lentic = still water. What does it mean when a lake is interdigitated: lakes sitting next to each other without interacting with each other. What is physiography: physical geography of the environment as shaped by its geology. What is topography: the elevation and steepness of the land. What are some key physiographic features of freshwater habitats: topography, bedrock, soil, and glacial history. What are the different kind of level of permanence: perennial consistently flowing except in extreme drought. Intermittent flows periodically and gets water from groundwater: ephemeral flows rarely and has no ground water input. What does the physical structure of lentic habitats relate to and which maps presents key features: process of habitat formation and the history of the land, bathymetric maps presents key features.