Pond life is an umbrella term for all life forms found in ponds. Although there is considerable overlap with the species lists for small lakes and even slow-flowing rivers, pond life includes some species not found elsewhere, and as a biome it represents a unique assemblage of species.[1]
To survive in a pond, any organism needs to be able to tolerate extremes of temperature, including being frozen in ice and surviving complete drying out of the pond.[2] Survival techniques include the production of resting eggs that can survive ice and desiccation, using the pond for only part of the life-cycle, and having overwintering stages such as turions buried in the mud.
- ^ Soomets, Elin; Rannap, Riinu; Lõhmus, Asko (26 July 2016). "Patterns of Assemblage Structure Indicate a Broader Conservation Potential of Focal Amphibians for Pond Management". PLOS ONE. 11 (7): e0160012. Bibcode:2016PLoSO..1160012S. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0160012. PMC 4961417. PMID 27459303.
- ^ "Pond life: facts about pond habitats, plants and animals". Natural History Museum, London. June 2021. Retrieved 24 October 2024.