Lentic and Lotic

First picture location- Galveston (Houston area)Second picture location – Hankamer (near Houston area)Third picture location – Corpus Christi 3 threats Pollution Water diversion Grazing 4 benefits that riparian zones bring to rivers and streamsthey help filter pollutants such as nutrients and sedimentshelps to reduce stream bank erosionfunctions as a large sponge that reduces overland surface flowriparian zones provides shade, which helps maintain cooler water temperatures and higher dissolved oxygen levels