Freshwater Biome

Large communities made up of plants and animals that center around water with no salt or less that 1% salt

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http://www.iucnffsg.org/resources/bibliography/

this modification is a threat because it is harming the fish that live there

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https://www.dnr.illinois.gov/education/Pages/WAFEel.aspx

https://www.petcha.com/freshwater-clam-problems/

Animals that live in freshwater

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https://turtleislandwaterlilies.com/shop/nymphaea-yellow-princess-hardy-waterlily/

https://www.lgsonic.com/blogs/why-important-to-control-algae-growth/

Plants that live there

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https://www.nature.com/articles/nclimate1744?WT.ec_id=NCLIMATE-201304

map of freshwater locations

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Why would someone want to visit

Because you can fish there and many people go there for sight seeing. Also the usually moderate temperatures.

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Threats to the Freshwater Biome

Threats to the biome are invasive species and habitat modification. So other species come in and take over the area and humans make modifications to the habitat for more space.

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Animals

Crabs, Clams, Eels and Beavers live in freshwater biomes. They have adapted to live in lower salt concentrated water.

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Plants

Plants that can be found in freshwater Biomes are water lilies, algae, duck weed, and cattails. They grow on top of the water or along the shoreline.

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Located

Fresh water are located  all around the world,from Africa to the Midwest to Canada.

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Characteristics

There’s all four seasons fall,spring, winter and summer

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Characteristics

Average precipitation amounts~ ranges from 10 to 80 inches per year

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Characteristics

Average Temperature~ Range from 65 degrees to 75 degrees in the summer. and 35 to 45 degrees in the winter.

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Characteristics

CLIMATE~ it can vary from 35 degrees Fahrenheit in the winter to 75 degrees in the summer.

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Types

Ponds, lakes, streams, rivers and some wetland