Freshwater Ecology Exam 1

Limnology

Ecosystem level approach to the study of freshwater (ponds, lakes, streams, rivers, wetlands)

Modes of lake formation

glacial activity, volcano lakes, tectonic activity, landslides, oxbow lakes, solution lakes, human-made

glacial activity lakes

continental activity, glacial moraine, glacial scour, alpine glaciation

kettle lake

small, round, steep sides, 15,000 years old

moraine

long, narrow, deep, natural dam