Aquatic ecosystems are diverse and complex, encompassing a wide range of habitats and organisms that thrive in both freshwater and saltwater environments. Understanding these ecosystems is essential for aquarists who engage in the debate between freshwater and saltwater aquatics. Freshwater ecosystems include rivers, lakes, ponds, and wetlands, while saltwater ecosystems primarily encompass oceans and seas. Each ecosystem is characterized by distinct physical, chemical, and biological factors that influence the types of organisms that inhabit them and their interactions with one another.
Andrew Benson (1963) was born in London (UK) and studied at Oxford, Athens and Bologna universities. He has worked as a translator for all the main European and United Nations agencies - work that has taken him to places around the world. A keen traveller he has visited over 60 countries and every continent & he has authored a dozen leading travel guide books.