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  2. Lake ecosystem - Wikipedia

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    Lake ecosystems are a prime example of lentic ecosystems (lentic refers to stationary or relatively still freshwater, from the Latin lentus, which means "sluggish"), which include ponds, lakes and wetlands, and much of this article applies to lentic ecosystems in general. Lentic ecosystems can be compared with lotic ecosystems, which involve ...

  3. Portal:Wetlands/Selected article/42 - Wikipedia

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    Lentic waters range from ponds to lakes to wetlands, and much of this article applies to lentic ecosystems in general. Lentic ecosystems can be compared with lotic ecosystems, which involve flowing terrestrial waters such as rivers and streams. Together, these two fields form the more general study area of freshwater or aquatic ecology. Lentic ...

  4. Aquatic ecosystem - Wikipedia

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    Lake ecosystems are a prime example of lentic ecosystems (lentic refers to stationary or relatively still freshwater, from the Latin lentus, which means "sluggish"), which include ponds, lakes and wetlands, and much of this article applies to lentic ecosystems in general. Lentic ecosystems can be compared with lotic ecosystems, which involve ...

  5. Freshwater ecosystem - Wikipedia

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    Lake ecosystems are a prime example of lentic ecosystems (lentic refers to stationary or relatively still freshwater, from the Latin lentus, which means "sluggish"), which include ponds, lakes and wetlands, and much of this article applies to lentic ecosystems in general. Lentic ecosystems can be compared with lotic ecosystems, which involve ...

  6. Limnology - Wikipedia

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    Lake ecosystem, also known as Lentic ecosystems – Type of ecosystem; Limnoforming – Introducing living organisms in a degraded lake to improve its biological activity; Limnological tower – Structure for the study of aquatic ecosystems; River ecosystem, also known as Lotic ecosystems – Type of aquatic ecosystem with flowing freshwater

  7. Out-of-control invasive species has met its match: Cute and ...

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    Healing the ecosystem so the otters could come back had the win-win effect of helping manage an invasive species. "The sea otters, they're like an assistant manager for us," she said. The pattern ...

  8. Perennial water - Wikipedia

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    Perennial water body usually refers to mainly liquid fresh water, as opposed to sea and glaciers or other ice. Most frequently the term refers to running water (lotic ecosystems) as in perennial streams and large rivers, but the distinction between perennial and non-perennial water is of equal importance in lentic aquatic ecosystems, those that are associated with relatively still terrestrial ...

  9. Oldest human DNA reveals lost branch of the human family tree

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    The research in Science found that genetic variants inherited from our Neanderthal ancestors are unevenly distributed across the human genome. Some regions, which the scientists call “archaic ...