agriculture and pes特ticides - biology at the university of ：农业和农药在大学生物学.pptVIP

Ecology of freshwaters Lakes, rivers, and streams Rivers are ancient Rivers are ancient A river creates its valley Estuaries Lakes rivers differ in food chains Lakes rivers differ in food chains In the fall In the fall In the winter In the spring Lake food chain Zooplankton migration Rivers don’t age-- they don’t fill up. Moreover, they are as ancient as the topography of their watershed. Since the Rocky Mts. Rose, there has been a drainage system into the Gulf of Mexico, so the Mississippi is far older than the Great lakes. Rivers carry sediments, e.g. the Nile Valley’s fertility depends on annual flood and ebb leaving new sediment for agriculture. * /animalbiology/105/ Name: eee105 Password: prAIRie Limnology Lakes are born by catastrophe age , and quietly die rivers, and streams Limnology Rivers carry sediment Limnology Rivers carry sediment meander Limnology Rivers are ancient Rivers carry sediment meander Limnology Limnology Lakes support photosynthetic chains CO2 + water sugars phytoplankton Energy is autochthonous Limnology Rivers support a detritus food chain Energy is allochthonous Limnology Lakes are stratified in temperature a summer lake Limnology Lakes are stratified in temperature wind epilimnion mixes hypolimnion stagnates a summer lake Limnology Lakes are stratified by light photosynthesis detritus decomposition nutrient rich sediment a summer lake Limnology Lakes are stratified There are 2 lakes productive epilimnion detritus food chain releasing nutrients during warm phytoplankton starved for nutrients a summer lake months Limnology surface water cools 40 C water sinks fall turnover phytoplankton blooms nutrients returned wind to epilimnion Limnology surface water cools 40 C water sinks fall turnover phytoplankton blooms nutrients returned wind to epilimnion Limnology ice lake is sealed Limnology spring turnover n