freshwater habitat
Lake or stream
A freshwater habitat is any body of water with low salt content—lakes, rivers, streams, ponds, wetlands—where distinct communities of plants and animals live.
These environments support species adapted to non-saline conditions, from trout and bass to frogs, beavers, and countless invertebrates.
Freshwater habitats cover only about 3% of Earth's surface but harbor a disproportionately high percentage of the world's biodiversity.
The pollution threatened the freshwater habitat that local wildlife depended on.
- wetlandWaterlogged land ecosystem
- streamSteady continuous flow
- cattailsTall wetland reed
- riverLarge flowing watercourse
- aquaticWater-inhabiting
freshwater · fish · watershed · reeds · tributary · beaver · duckweed · pond scum · marsh · amphibians · salamanders · turtles · wading bird · dragonflies · otters · spawning grounds · lake · tadpole
- ecologyhabitat, ecosystem, balance, niche, food webs
- ecosystemsrainforest, forest, desert, jungle, ocean
- freshwaterponds, freshwater lake, creek, brook, pond life
- ecosystem componentsnative plants, native species, endemic species, food web, food chain
- salmon fisheriessalmon fishing, chinook salmon, coho salmon, sockeye salmon, pink salmon
freshwater habitatmarine habitat
Underwater living environment
ocean habitat · marine environment · saltwater ecosystem · open ocean · coral reef
freshwater habitatgrassland
Treeless herb-covered ecosystem
dry land · arid environment · tundra · savanna · desert