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How is fresh water both a renewable and a limited resource?
Its renewable because the ecosystem collects and purifies the fresh water. Its limited because the earth is only made up of 3% of fresh water and most of the other half is locked up in ice at the Poles.
Why do Fish living in estuaries have a wide tolerance range for salinity?
they experience both salt water and fresh water regularly
What is heavier sea or fresh water?
Technically, neither. They are both the same weight but not exactly weigh anything as water can alter our weight.
What do call an area where salt and fresh water meet?
Short answer:When fresh water meets salt water and they mix, the result is brackish water. (See related questions.)An estuary may be formed when this occurs at the mouth of a river. (See related link.)More:An estuary is a partially enclosed area where a fresh water source such as a river flows into a salt water body such as a sea or ocean. The area is termed an estuary if both ocean and salt water influxes substantially determine the nature of the body of water, hence it would normally be partially enclosed and retaining a significant portion of fresh water influx that is not immediately diluted into the seawater.Estuaries are often both interesting biological systems and interesting geological formations.Note: For the more general question of where fresh and salt water meet, see related questions.Note: If one is interested in the halocline, which is a strong vertical gradient of salt concentration form sometimes at the interface of fresh water and salt water, then that is a different question.Freshwater river flowing into an body of saltwater is called an estuary.wetland
What is it called when salt and fresh water meet?
Short answer:When fresh water meets salt water and they mix, the result is brackish water.(See related questions for a discussion of the variety of places where this occurs.)The name of a place where salt water and fresh water mix is often an estuary which is a partially enclosed region usually near the mouth of a river. (See related link.)More:An estuary is a partially enclosed area where a fresh water source such as a river flows into a salt water body such as a sea or ocean. The area is termed an estuary if both ocean and salt water influxes substantially determine the nature of the body of water, hence it would normally be partially enclosed and retaining a significant portion of fresh water influx that is not immediately diluted into the seawater.Estuaries are often both interesting biological systems and interesting geological formations.Note: For the more general question of where fresh and salt water meet, see related questions.Note: If one is interested in the halocline, which is a strong vertical gradient of salt concentration form sometimes at the interface of fresh water and salt water, then that is a different question.estuaryBrackwater
How are coral reefs and hydrothermal vents the same?
Coral reefs and hydrothermal vents are similar because they both lie below the under water.
Is a coral reef formed by animal or mineral or both?
coral reefs are formed from mineral.
How do coral reefs form what makes them vulnerable to environmental stress?
Coral reefs begin to form when free-swimming coral larvae attach to submerged rocks. Both natural conditions and those created by man is what make coral reefs vulnerable to environmental stress.
What is a polyps habitat?
Polyps live in many underwater habitats. There are both fresh and salt water species. The most well known polyps are the individual animals that create coral reefs, which are generally found in shallow, tropical seas.
Do coral reefs have bones?
Yes. Coral is both the living and skeletal remains of Marine organisms. These in effect are the bones of the animals.
Why are coral reefs fragile?
Coral reefs are an ecosystem that are both beautiful and diverse. Coral reefs are fragile because of their sensitivity to temperature change.
The most productive habitats are?
Both Rainforests and coral reefs. In the most productive habitats, rainforests and coral reefs, there are as many as tens of thousands of species of plants and animals for every 1 square kilometer.
What are some similarities between deserts and coral reefs?
i only know a few, because I'm doing a report on this topic too- 1. they both prevent erosion 2. they are habitats for animals 3. both grow in salt water 4. they provide food to ecosystems nearby
Which is a characteristic of coral reefs?
high biodiversity
What kills coral reefs?
INCREASING OF HUMAN POPULATION GLOBAL WARMING WARMING OF THE OCEAN (rising of one degree in the ocean temperature can harm the corals) CLIMATIC CHANGE USING SODIUM CYANIDE FOR FISHING BOATS, OVERFISHING, WATER POLLUTION...
Does algae grow better in fresh or salt water?
yes
Are crocs fresh or salt water?
There are both salt water and fresh water crocs.
