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| - | ====== Freshwater Biome ====== | ||
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| - | The **freshwater biome** is naturally occuring water on the world's lakes, rivers, ponds, and streams. A largest source of freshwater is rain, mist, or snow from the atmosphere. Most of the freshwater in the world is locked in the [[wp>ice sheet]], [[wp>ice cap]], and [[wp>iceberg]] found in the [[creatures:polar biome]]. Fresh water is characterized by having low concentrations (< 0.05%) of dissolved salts; although it includes mineral-rich waters. | ||
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| - | [[wp>Drinking water]], or potable water, is the common term for fresh water that is suitable for drinking. 97% of the water in the world is [[creatures:Saltwater Biome|seawater]] | ||
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| - | ===== Varieties ===== | ||
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| - | * **Stillwater** | ||
| - | * Lakes and ponds | ||
| - | * **Running water** | ||
| - | * Streams and rivers | ||
| - | * **Groundwater** | ||
| - | * Flows through rocks and aquifers | ||
| - | * **Frozen** | ||
| - | * Locked in ice - 75% of all fresh water | ||
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| - | ===== Creatures ===== | ||
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| - | {{topic>biome_freshwater biome_any_aquatic &simplelist}} | ||
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| - | {{tag>biome}} | ||
