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Freshwater: Lakes, Ponds, Rivers & Streams

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Lakes

Ponds

Rivers

Freshwater on Explora

Rivers & Streams

Learn about the features and wildlife of freshwater biomes

Funk & Wagnalls Encyclopedia

EBSCO Ebooks:

These ebooks give information about freshwater biomes

EBSCO Ebooks:

These ebooks give information about freshwater biomes

EBSCO Ebooks:

These ebooks give information about freshwater biomes

EBSCO Ebooks:

These ebooks give information about freshwater biomes

EBSCO Ebooks:

These ebooks give information about freshwater biomes

Freshwater Biome Book Collection on EpicView the Freshwater Biome collection on Epic plus over 40,000 of the best books & videos for kids.

eBooks on Epic

Use your Epic class code to access these ebooks. Don't forget that books on grasslands may talk about both prairies and savannahs.

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Freshwater | Initiatives | WWFAll life needs water. It is the world’s most precious resource, fueling everything from the food you eat, to the cotton you wear, to the energy you depend upon every day. Freshwater habitats—such as lakes, rivers, streams, wetlands, and aquifers—house an incredible proportion of the world’s biodiversity: more than 10% of all known animals and about 50% of all known fish species. Yet despite the massive role water plays for people and nature, it is a surprisingly finite resource. Less than 1% of the world's water is fresh and accessible. It’s also threatened. Climate change, population growth, and changing consumption patterns are just a few of the myriad forces putting freshwater systems increasingly at risk. Freshwater species are declining at an alarming rate of 76%—much faster than terrestrial or marine species—and freshwater habitats are in worse condition than those of forests, grassland, or coastal systems. Protecting fresh water cannot happen alone. WWF partners with governments, businesses, international financial institutions, and communities to ensure healthy freshwater systems exist to conserve wildlife and provide a sustainable future for all. Together, we can create a water-secure future.

Biomes | PBS LearningMediaThe distribution of plants and animals around the world is anything but random. Instead, it is a result of the interplay of individual environmental tolerances of species and the environmental conditions, especially variations in temperature and precipitation. These interactions result in biomes, the categories into which ecologists organize similar communities of plants, animals, and the environmental conditions in which they live. This interactive resource adapted from NASA features some of the physical and biological characteristics of seven of the world's biomes.

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