Title: (Optional) Describe an aquatic zonation system.
Course: Ecology and Environmental Management (18003-36) > Section: Protecting the Environment – Water

Description should include

- definition of zonation in aquatic ecosystems
- ocean
- river
- lake
- pond
- estuary.

Process/Skill Questions:

- How are the zones in each of these aquatic systems similar?
- How are the zones (e.g., photic vs. aphotic zones, littoral zone, neritic zone, oceanic zone) in each of these aquatic systems different?
- What types of organisms (e.g., plankton, animals, plants, bacteria, nekton, benthos) are found in each zone of each aquatic system?
- What would be an example of a food web in each aquatic zone for one of the systems?