Aquatic Biomes and the Influence of Abiotic Factors

Aquatic Biomes and the Influence of Abiotic Factors

This text discusses abiotic factors influencing aquatic biomes, marine biomes, estuaries, and freshwater biomes. Advanced Placement® and AP® are trademarks registered and/or owned by the College Board, which is not affiliated with, and does not endorse, this textbook.

Topics

  • abiotic
  • aboveground
  • biomass
  • abyssal zone
  • algal bloom
  • aphotic zone
  • benthic realm
  • biogeography
  • biome
  • biotic
  • canopy
  • channel
  • clathrates
  • climate
  • conspecifics
  • coral
  • reef
  • cryptofauna
  • ecology
  • ecosystem services
  • emergent vegetation
  • endemic
  • estuary
  • fall and spring turnover
  • global climate change
  • greenhouse effect
  • greenhouse gases
  • haze-effect
  • cooling
  • heterospecifics
  • intertidal zone
  • Milankovitch cycles
  • neritic zone
  • net primary productivity
  • ocean upwelling
  • oceanic zone
  • pelagic realm
  • permafrost
  • photic zone
  • planktivore
  • predator
  • Sargassum
  • solar intensity
  • source
  • water
  • thermocline
  • weather
  • aquatic biome
  • aquatic environment
  • ecosystem service
  • estuaries
  • freshwater biome
  • lake
  • marine biome
  • pond
  • sargassum
  • coral reef
  • source water
  • biosphere
  • wetland
  • river
  • stream