aquatic ecosystem and water pollution
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Aquatic Ecosystems
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Presented By:Muhammad khuzaima
(14041561-011)
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What is an aquatic ecosystem?
Aquatic ecology is the study of water based ecosystems.
They are an area of water, in which ‘significant’ biological activity can occur
This definition excludes most groundwater systems
Aquatic ecosystems can involve flowing or still water, and can be fresh or saline
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How many types are there?
Several, depending on how close we look!Freshwater (Limnology)
Lakes (lentic) Rivers (lotic)
GroundwaterBrackish water (inter-tidal)Marine water (Oceanography)Anthropogenic waters (i.e drinking water)
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Importance of aquatic ecosystemsBiodiversity
Species richness/trophic structureBreeding
Breeding grounds for many speciesBuffer systems
Physical and chemicalSinks
Resting places for sediments and chemicalsOnly part of the hydrological cycle
What other parts are there?
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NB water available and suitable for human use, agriculture and industry is limited, literally a “drop in the bucket.” Only 8 ten thousandths of a percent [0.0008%] of the world’s water is available and usable.
RESERVOIRS
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Freshwater Ecosystems
Include: Ponds, Lakes, Streams,
Rivers, and Wetlands
Wetlands– Area of land that are periodically under water or whose soil contains a great deal of moistureNormally on the edge of a
pond , lake or river.
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Characteristics of Aquatic Ecosystems
Factors such as temperature, sunlight, oxygen, and nutrients determine which organisms live in which area of the water.
Three groups of aquatic organisms include:
Plankton - mostly microscopic organisms that float or drift freely in the water, and can be microscopic animals (zooplankton) or microscopic plants (phytoplankton).Nekton - are all organisms that swim actively in open water, independent of currents.Benthos - are bottom-dwelling organisms of the sea or ocean and are often attached to hard surfaces.
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Lakes and Ponds
Can form naturally where groundwater reaches the Earth’s surface.
Humans intentionally create artificial lakes by damming flowing rivers and streams to use them for power, irrigation, water storage, and recreation (reservoir).
Structured into horizontal and vertical zones. The types of organisms present depend on the amount of sunlight available.
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Ponds and LakesoRange in size from just a few square meters
to thousands of square kilometersoPonds may be seasonal, lasting just a couple
of months (such as sessile pools)oLakes may exist for hundreds of years or
moreoMay have limited species diversity since they
are often isolated from one another and from other water sources like rivers and oceans
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Life in a LakeLittoral zone -shallow zone where light reaches the bottom and nurtures plants, and aquatic life is diverse and abundant.
In open water, plants, algae, and some bacteria capture solar energy to make their own food during photosynthesis.
Benthic zone - region near the bottom of a pond, lake or ocean which is inhabited by decomposers, insect larvae, and clams.
Some bodies of fresh water have areas so deep that there is too little light for photosynthesis.Bacteria live in the deep areas of freshwater.Eventually, dead and decaying organisms reach the benthic zone.
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How Nutrients Affect LakesEutrophication -increase in the amount of nutrients, such as nitrates, in an aquatic ecosystem.
As the amount of plants and algae grow, the number of bacteria feeding on the decaying organisms also grows.
These bacteria use the oxygen dissolved in the lake’s waters. Eventually the reduced amount of oxygen kills oxygen loving organisms.
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Aquatic Ecosystem
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A river is usually cold and full of oxygen and runs swiftly through a shallow riverbed.
As a river flows down a mountain, it may broaden, become warmer, wider, slower, and decrease in oxygen.
A river changes with the land and the climate through which it flows.
RIVER
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Streams & Rivers
Bodies of flowing water moving in one directionFound everywhere—they get their start at headwaters,
which may be springs, snowmelt or even lakesTravel all the way to their mouths, usually another
water channel or the ocean
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Life in a River
• Mosses anchor themselves to rocks. • Trout and minnows are adapted to the cold, oxygen
rich water.• Plankton can float in the warmer, calmer waters. • Plants here can set roots in the river’s rich sediment.• Fish such as catfish and carp also live in these calmer
waters.
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Industries use river water in manufacturing processes and as receptacles for wastes.
People have used rivers to dispose of their sewage and garbage.
These practices have polluted rivers with toxins, which have killed river organisms and made river fish inedible.
Today, runoff from the land puts pesticides and other poisons into rivers and coats riverbeds with toxic sediments.
Rivers in Danger
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What factors can alter aquatic ecosystems?
• Natural Succession- normal cycle of pond becoming forest
• Artificial Succession- humans add N & P to water via fertilizer & sewage causing succession to happen faster = EUTROPHICATION
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What factors can alter aquatic ecosystems?
• Water Pollution
• Excessive use of Fertilizers
• Industries
• Waste Disposal
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Water Pollution
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Water PollutionWater Pollution occurs when energy and other
materials are released into the water, contaminating the quality of it for other users.
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Types
Surface water pollution > found on the exterior of the Earth's
crust, oceans, rivers and lakes
Groundwater Pollution>found in soil or under rock structure or
aquifers
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Types
Microbiological pollution >microorganisms that thrives on water
and fishes that can cause illness to land animals and humans
Oxygen Depletion pollution >microorganisms that in water and feeds on biodegradable substances
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Different Causes of Water Pollution
Marine Dumping
Industrial Waste
Sewage, mainly
from households
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Different Causes of Water Pollution
Nuclear waste
Oil pollution
Underground
storage leaks
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Effects on Environment
Toxic water
Thermal heating
Our sources of
water
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Effects on Humans Diseases caused by:
Drinking contaminated water
Swimming in polluted water
Contact with chemically polluted water
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Effects on Animals 200 turtles in Australia’s surround
waters die each year
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Effects on Animals
Birds and mammals become coated with oil
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What You Can Do
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Turn off running water
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Be cautious of what you pour in your sink/flush down your toilet
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Fertilize correctly
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Participate in a clean up
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Join a special society devoted to the prevention of water pollution
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Spread awareness
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