Aquatic Biomes

Abiotic factors that influence aquatic biomes include light availability, depth, stratification, temperature, currents, and tides.

The ocean and coral reefs make up two types of marine biomes where organisms are influenced by depth and light availability.

Estuaries, composed of a mix of fresh and salt water and their living communities, are influenced by salinity and the changing tides.

Lakes, ponds, rivers, streams, and wetlands are all freshwater biomes, which differ in depth, water movement, and other abiotic factors.