ECOLOGY
BIOMES
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Question
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An increase in organisms living in the estuary
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Salinity level change
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Ph level changes
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Plant life decreases
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Detailed explanation-1: -TEMPERATURE: Temperature is one of the best-understood abiotic factors affecting the distribution and abundance of organisms.
Detailed explanation-2: -Salinity in an estuary varies according to one’s location in the estuary, the daily tides, and the volume of fresh water flowing into the estuary. In estuaries, salinity levels are generally highest near the mouth of a river where the ocean water enters, and lowest upstream where freshwater flows in.
Detailed explanation-3: -They examine data for abiotic factors that affect life in estuaries-salinity, dissolved oxygen, temperature, and pH.
Detailed explanation-4: -Salinity is an important abiotic factor because the normal functioning of animals depends on the regulation of the water and ions in their internal environment, which is influenced by the water and ions in their external environment (Moyes & Schulte 2006).