Biology 473 limnology Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Biology 473 (Limnology) Final Study Guide Complete Study Solutions Rated A+ Pelagic Habitat Open water habitat; studied most by limnologists Benthic habitat Habitat associated with the bottom substrate Littoral habitat Portion of the benthic habitat located above the compensation depth; Any habitat where rooted macrophytes grow Compensation depth Where there is enough light for net photosynthes

Biology 473 Midterm 1 Questions And Answers With Real Quiz Limnology oceanography of inland waters Renewal time how long it would take to refill an entire body of water Renewal time of groundwater 300 years Renewal time of freshwater lakes 1-100 years

Swamps - Contain woody plants, macrophytes can grow in the open, does not accumulate a lot of peat; has an external water supply Bogs - Accumulate peat and primary vegetation in acidophilic mosses and sedges; Trees and macrophytes are rare; no external water supply-- reliant on rain water; ombrotrophic Ombrotrophic - Minerals enter through rainwater. Fens - Share characteristics of bogs and marshes; distinguished by mineral-rich groundwater inputs that cause a higher ph than bogs; m...