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Freshwater Ecosystem
The study of freshwater habitats is called limnology. Fresh water environments include the flowing waters (lotic environment) and standing bodies of water (lentic environment). The dominant feature of lotic environments, is the continuous movement of water and currents, which cuts the channel, moulds the character of the stream and influences the chemical and organic composition of the water.