May 20, 2018
Landscape Language
Lentic (adj) – relating to still water
Last week’s Landscape Language post was on lotic, or moving, water systems. In comparison, lentic ecosystems refer to still water environments. Lentic systems include all the lakes, tarns, and other still bodies of water in the park. While some organisms can live in both lotic and lentic systems, many adapt to one or the other. What plants or animals have you seen in the park’s lentic environments?
NPS/A Spillane Photo of a still lake surrounded by forest reflecting a view of Mount Rainier. ~kl
