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Welcome to the image collection dedicated to diverse aquatic ecosystems! If you are looking for high-quality photographs of aquatic environments and their living inhabitants, you will find exactly what you need here. Aquatic ecosystems include natural communities of plants, animals, and microorganisms living in freshwater and saltwater.

This category includes rivers, lakes, swamps, reservoirs, ponds — freshwater environments, as well as oceans, seas, estuaries, and mangrove forests, which represent brackish and saltwater. Photographs of aquatic ecosystems may depict vast water expanses with diverse bottom terrain forms, presence of vegetation, the interweaving of currents and waves, as well as the interaction of water with shorelines and coastal landscapes.

In such ecosystems, you can often see many typical elements: plant communities such as algae, reeds, water lilies, and pondweeds; animal life including fish, mollusks, amphibians, birds, and invertebrates; as well as specific environmental conditions – varying levels of salinity, temperature, transparency, and currents that influence the formation of biodiversity and community structure.

Aquatic ecosystems demonstrate seasonal and climatic changes – from crystal-clear unfrozen water in summer to ice-covered surfaces in winter, from floods and tides to interseasonal fluctuations in biological activity. They play an important role in the water cycle, nutrient cycling, and also serve as a natural habitat for numerous species, supporting their life cycles and ecosystem processes.

Use this collection of aquatic ecosystem photographs for study, inspiration, and creating projects that require a detailed representation of aquatic communities and their natural conditions. Here you will find images covering a wide range of aquatic environments – from shallow areas and swampy waters to deep sea trenches, reflecting the richness and diversity of life in the water.

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Orca swimming underwater with an open mouth

Orca in the Depths of the Ocean