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Kōrero: Life in fresh water

Ngā whakaahua, ngā rauemi katoa

Mai i te whārangi 1 - Freshwater habitats

High-country lake

High-country lake

Suction cups

Mayfly

Freshwater jellyfish and prey

Freshwater jellyfish and prey

Groundwater life forms

Groundwater life forms

Mai i te whārangi 2 - Plants and recyclers

Scum-forming alga

Scum-forming alga (1 o 3)

Spirogyra

Spirogyra (2 o 3)

Charophyte

Charophyte (3 o 3)

Diatom

Deep-water mosses

Deep-water mosses

Floating fern

Freshwater food web

Freshwater food web

Mai i te whārangi 3 - Invertebrates

Toebiter

Toebiter (1 o 6)

Freshwater mussel

Freshwater mussel (2 o 6)

Flatworm

Flatworm (3 o 6)

Midge larva

Midge larva (4 o 6)

Spiral caddis

Spiral caddis (5 o 6)

Amphipods

Amphipods (6 o 6)

Rotifer

Freshwater crayfish

Freshwater crayfish

Food net

Mai i te whārangi 4 - Fish

Angler and brown trout

Angler and brown trout

Native fish figurines

Native fish figurines

Longfin eel

Grayling

Mythical otter

Mai i te whārangi 5 - Factors affecting life in fresh water

Lake Taupō

Shag

Low water

Junction of Kawarau and Clutha

Junction of Kawarau and Clutha

Didymo

Me pēnei te tohu i te whārangi:

Roger Young, 'Ngā whakaahua, ngā rauemi katoa', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/mi/life-in-fresh-water/media (accessed 21 June 2021)

He kōrero nā Roger Young, i tāngia i te 24 Sep 2007