PRESENTATION OUTLINE
How is an estuary an ecosystem?
Ecosystem- community of different species and their non-living environment.
Estuary- partly enclosed body of water where a river flows into an ocean.
What Are Some Abiotic Factors Found In An Estuary?
What Are Some Biotic Factors found In An Estuary?
Producers, herbivores and carnivores.
COMMON ANIMALS AND PLANTS FOUND IN ESTUARIES
Unique Plants and Animals
It all starts with the Sun..
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What kind of resources do the plants and animals found in an estuary compete for?
What kind of symbiotic relationships occur in an estuary?
Mutualism- relationship that is positive for both organisms
Commensalism- relationship that is positive for one organism and has no effect on the other
Parasitism- relationship that is positive for one organism and negative for the host
How do human activities affect estuaries?
How can humans help conserve estuaries?
How do environmental changes affect organisms and population in an estuary?
Overpopulation of species and a change in the environment are two reasons..
