photo beNthic zone
Photo Benthic Zone 3D View
ABIOTIC FACTORS:
http://www.brighthub.com/environment/science-environmental/articles/60014.aspx
- saltwater ocean
- thousands of meters below sea level
- crustaceans, worms, and mollusks live here
- starts at the intertidal zone
- mid- ocean ridges are stored here
- high pressure
- low temperature
http://www.brighthub.com/environment/science-environmental/articles/60014.aspx
PHOTO BENTHIC ZONE: MEXICO, US
TALL PLANT
Eel Grass (Zostera marina):
Eel Grass (Zostera marina):
- autotroph
- photosynthetic
- can grow up to 3 feet
- can be in depth of 15 feet
- producer
SMALL GROWING PLANT
Green Algae Seaweed (Pediastrum boryanum):
http://www.seaweed.ie/algae/chlorophyta.php
Green Algae Seaweed (Pediastrum boryanum):
- autotroph
- photosynthetic
- asexual reproduction
- producer
http://www.seaweed.ie/algae/chlorophyta.php
MEMBER OF CLASS AVES
Blue throated Humming Bird (Trochilidae):
http://www.hummingbirds.net/bluethroated.html
Blue throated Humming Bird (Trochilidae):
- heterotroph
- avg. weight for females: 6.8 grams
- pollinate flowers
- primary consumer
- herbivore
http://www.hummingbirds.net/bluethroated.html
MEMBER OF CLASS MAMALIA
Whale Shark (Rhincodon Typus):
http://www.iucnredlist.org/details/19488/0
Whale Shark (Rhincodon Typus):
- heterotroph
- carnivore
- eats mostly fish
- tertiary consumer
- not very dangerous
http://www.iucnredlist.org/details/19488/0
MEMBER OF CLASS AMPHIBIA
Fiddler Crab (Uca):
http://www.edc.uri.edu/restoration/html/gallery/invert/fiddler.htm
Fiddler Crab (Uca):
- heterotroph
- have a huge claw
- primary consumers
- can live in mud or sand
http://www.edc.uri.edu/restoration/html/gallery/invert/fiddler.htm