GREAT SALT LAKE ECOLOGY
LIVING FACTORS
Great Salt Lake is teeming with life. The organisms that live in and around Great Salt Lake depend on one another and their environment for survival.
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GREAT SALT LAKE FOOD WEBLearn about the producers and consumers that make up the Great Salt Lake food web.
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BRINE SHRIMP LIFE CYCLEBrine shrimp are the largest animals that live in Great Salt Lake. This unique organism has several adaptations that help it survive in its extreme environment.
NON-LIVING FACTORS
An ecosystem is largely shaped by its physical environment, including factors such as climate, geology and mineral content. These non-living factors determine which organisms survive and thrive in an ecosystem.
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MEET THE MICROENVIRONMENTSGreat Salt Lake is divided into a variety of regions, each with its own defining characteristics.
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PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF GREAT SALT LAKEThe physical environment in and around Great Salt Lake is varied, dynamic and often extreme.
