Aquatic Food Web

Algae -Producer

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Benthos - Mud Dwelling Scavengers

and Decomposers

Zooplankton – Herbivores and Carnivores

Macroinvertebrates – Herbivores, Carnivores and

Omnivores

Foraging Fish –

Carnivores,

Herbivores, and

Scavengers

Floating and Submerged

Vegetation - Producers

Oxygen, Carbon Dioxide,

+ Heat and Light Energy

Nutrients from the land

Illustrations by

Decomposers: crustaceans, midge larva

Picture is reprinted with permission from Dr. Denise B. Stoeckel, Illinois Natural History survey, http://dnr.state.il.us

midge larvaamphipod

               

Herbivores: mayfly and water penny

Pictures reprinted with permission from Leska Fore, King County Regional Water Quality, http://www.seanet.com/~leska

Carnivores: Dragonfly larvae, Hellgramite

Illustrations by

Omnivores: Example - Crayfish

Pictue reprinted with permission from Leska Fore, King County Regional Water Quality, http://www.seanet.com/~Leska

Isopod & Amphipod

Pictue reprinted with permission from Leska Fore, King County Regional Water Quality, http://www.seanet.com/~Leska

Caddisfly life cycle

Picture reprinted with permission from Karen Heathman, Indigo Ink Graphic Design, http://www.kidfish.bc.ca

Head

Abdomen

Thorax

Adult Damselfly Insect

Illustration by

Six Legs

Picture reprinted with permission from Brett Crans, new Jersey Mosquito Control Assoc., Inc., http://www.njmosquito.org

Mosquito life cycle

Fishing spider with bubble

Photo reprinted with permission from Soni Cochran, Univ. Of Nebraska Lincoln Dept. of Entomology, http://entomology.unl.edu/images/spiders/dolomedes2.jpg