BISC 102 Chapter Notes - Chapter 55: Deforestation, Estuary, Habitat Destruction
10 Aug 2016
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The future of canada"s lakes and wetlands warnings that canada should not be complacent about its supply of water provinces like alberta, saskatchewan and. Canadians consume twice the daily water of europeans only 12% of canada"s boreal forest is currently protected. Freshwater environments: lakes and ponds lakes (large) and ponds (smalls) are distinguished by their size most lakes and ponds occur at high latitudes are are formed from depressions that were created by glacial scouring. Canada holds 7% of the world"s freshwater in its rivers. Water flow and nutrient availability water movement in lakes and ponds is driven by wind and temperature the littoral and limnetic zones are much warmer because they receive more solar radiation. Cyanobacteria, algae and other microscopic organisms are collectively called plankton they live in the photic zone they are eaten by sh and other small crustaceans.
