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Otago ecosystems
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Our indigenous ecosystems are important habitats for our unique species, cultural practices, and senses of identity and place.
Need to explain how different lifeforms thrive in different ecosystems, and how protecting these different ecosystems helped develop the lifeforms we have in Aotearoa New Zealand.
Terrestrial realm
The Terrestrial realm includes all dry land, its vegetation cover, proximate atmosphere and substrate (soils, rocks) to the rooting depth of plants, and associated animals and microbes. https://global-ecosystems.org/explore/realms/T
Freshwater realm
The Freshwater Realm includes all permanent and temporary freshwater bodies as well as saline water bodies that are not directly connected to the oceans, and are characterised by water regimes defined by frequency, duration, flow velocity, depth and extent of inundation. https://global-ecosystems.org/explore/realms/F
Marine realm
The Marine Realm includes all connected saline ocean waters characterised by waves, tides and currents. https://global-ecosystems.org/explore/realms/M
