AQUATIC ECOLOGY II

including above all, its friendly and inimical relations with those animals and plants with which it comes directly or indirectly into contact – in a word, ecology is the study of

 High biomass does not necessarily imply.

biomass), and provides a better indication of energy transfer between trophic levels than instantaneous measures of

single-celled organisms to large aquatic plants called aquatic macrophytes..  Autotrophs are

 Shredders are detritivores feeding on coarse organic particles, especially leaf litter derived from the riparian zone....  Collectors eat fine organic particles and can

• Composition and structure depend on seasons, water characteristics, geographic location and many

• Prokaryotic organisms = lack of nuclei and other cell organelles (bacteria and cyanobacteria).. • Eukaryotic organisms = have nuclei and other

However, childhood psoriasis is mostly confused with atopic dermatitis (eczema), nummular dermatitis (nummular eczema), pityriasis rosea, or superficial fungal skin