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.
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MICROBES AT WORKMicrobes are everywhere, and they play many important roles in the natural world.
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INVESTIGATING MICROBIAL DIVERSITY: THEN AND NOWMicrobes are some of the oldest and most diverse live forms on the planet. Read about how scientists study these tiny creatures.
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.
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WATER IN, WATER OUTLake level and salinity are influenced by how much water flows in and out.
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GREAT SALT LAKE FROM SPACESee two and a half years of changes compressed into 30 seconds.
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MONITORING AND STUDYING GREAT SALT LAKEScientists work to understand human-lake interactions and maximize the lake's resources.
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GREAT SALT LAKE THROUGHOUT THE YEARNo matter when you visit Great Salt Lake, there's always something to see. This guide will tell you what to look for in any season.
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WHERE TO GOAn interactive map with logistics, directions, and information about several places to visit.