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Wetlands

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Area covered with water part of the year

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Plankton

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Free floating things in water

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Nekton

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Swimming things

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Benthos

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Creatures living on bottom

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Littoral zone

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Bottom of anything; lakes, oceans, and etc.

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Benthic zone

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Bottom of ocean

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Eutrophication

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High in nutrients

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Ogliotrophic

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Low in nutrients

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Estuary

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Where freshwater and saltwater meet

Extremely fertile

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Salt marsh

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Nutrient Marsh mud with lots of grasses

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Mangrove swamp

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Specially adapted trees for estuaries

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Barrier island

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A sand island that protects the main land

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Coral reef

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Skeleton of coral, rich in life

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Lentic

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Still water

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Lotic

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Moving water

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Stratified lake

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Change in temp at different depths in the lake

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What happens when a lake turns over?

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When the hot summer water starts to cool it starts to sink because cold water is denser than warm water

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Final result of pond succession

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It turns to a swamp

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What is a riparian zone and why is it important

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It’s the interface between land and river or stream they act as buffers between upland areas and open water, they help filter pollutants such as nutrients and sediment

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6 layers bottom to top

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Hadal
Aphotic benthic
Abyssal littoral
Photic
Neretic palegic(oceanic)
Intertidal

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