2.2 Types of Aquatic Ecosystems
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Fig. 2.2 Three different parts of a stream from shallower low turbulence to slightly deeper slowmoving to the steeper higher turbulence. Stellenbosch Town, South Africa, June 2019 (Winter).
Photograph by Ololade Olatunji
2.2.5 Ponds
Ponds refer to water-filled depressions on the earth’s surface. Ponds, like lakes, are
formed from water deposited from rain, snow, river runoffs or other water formations. However, ponds are much smaller than lakes. While lakes could extend for up
to hundreds of acres, ponds only cover a few acres of area. Due to the relative smaller
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Fig. 2.2 Three different parts of a stream from shallower low turbulence to slightly deeper slowmoving to the steeper higher turbulence. Stellenbosch Town, South Africa, June 2019 (Winter).
Photograph by Ololade Olatunji
2.2.5 Ponds
Ponds refer to water-filled depressions on the earth’s surface. Ponds, like lakes, are
formed from water deposited from rain, snow, river runoffs or other water formations. However, ponds are much smaller than lakes. While lakes could extend for up
to hundreds of acres, ponds only cover a few acres of area. Due to the relative smaller