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__Big Rivers__- Creed



__**The Amazon River- Facts**__ 6280 km long (2nd largest to the Nile) Has the highest amount of water flowing down it than any other river. - Freshwater released into the Atlantic Ocean. Average Depth: 40m (131 ft.) Average Width: 25 miles

__**Living Organisms**__ Microscopic Organisms - Algae - Diazotrophs - Phytoplankton

Free Swimming Organisms - Boto Dolphin (http://www.articlealley.com/video_681977_54.html) - Piranha - Anacondas - Perches - Rainbowfish - Killifish - Characins
 * Grow up to 9 feet long
 * life expectancy- 25 years
 * Eat benthic organisms such as catfish
 * Travel in schools
 * Attack large mammals, and even humans
 * Spend most of its time in water, nostrils above
 * Will attack large mammals, even reports of attacking fishermen

Primarily Benthic Organisms - Catfish - Electric Eels
 * Grow up to 9 1/2 feet long
 * Can exceed 500 pounds
 * Stay down along the muddy bottom
 * Have to surface for air every 10 minutes
 * Can reach 9 feet in length and weigh up to 50 pounds.
 * Enough electric shock to stun a man

http://www.unique-southamerica-travel-experience.com/amazon-river-fish.html

Plant/Protists/Producers - Banana Tree

__**Food Web**__ __**Threats to the Amazon**__ - Agriculture - Infrastructure Development - Climate Cange
 * - Pollution **
 * Big road projects throughout the amazon rainforest.
 * Shift from tropical forest to dry savanna.

- Boto Dolphin
 * __Endangered__**

The Amazon River is important to the overall health of the planet in multiple ways. The Amazon Rainforest is said to be the lungs of the planet. And it is being destroyed every day. Humans benefit from places like the Amazon. There is a vast amount of wildlife and other organisms that scientists are still learning about today.

__**Works Cited**__ "Amazon ." ////World Wildlife////. WWF, n.d. Web. 9 Sept. 2010. .

"Amazon River- Just the facts." ////Amazon River////. N.p., n.d. Web. 9 Sept. 2010. .

"Amazon River Powers Giant Atlantic Carbon Sink." ////The Seitch////. N.p., n.d. Web. 9 Sept. 2010. .

"Boto or Amazon River Dolphins." ////Article Alley////. N.p., n.d. Web. 9 Sept. 2010. .

"Piraiba Catfish ." ////Discovery////. N.p., n.d. Web. 9 Sept. 2010. .

S., Tommy. "The Piranha ." ////Rainforest Animal Report////. N.p., n.d. Web. 9 Sept. 2010. .

"South American Travel." ////http://www.unique-southamerica-travel-experience.com/ amazon-river-fish.html////. N.p., n.d. Web. 9 Sept. 2010. .

<span style="font-family: Arial,Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: normal; white-space: nowrap;">"Wildlife Of The Amazon ." ////WIldlife Of The Amazon////. N.p., n.d. Web. 9 Sept. 2010. <http://www.mbarron.net/Amazon/wildlife.htm>.