Global map of rivers (in blue)
Abiotic factors and distinctive features
Salinity: Rivers are mostly freshwater because they flow from freshwater sources into saltwater oceans
Movement: Rivers move at a steady pace away from their source
Movement: Rivers move at a steady pace away from their source
Specific location: nile river, africa
Autotroph: papyrus
Scientific Name: Cyperus papyrus
Mode of Nutrition: Autotroph
Mode of Nutrition: Autotroph
autotroph: Blue Egyptian water lily
Scientific Name: Nymphaea caerulea
Mode of Nutrition: Autotroph
Mode of Nutrition: Autotroph
heterotroph: Nile crocodile
Scientific Name: Crocodylus niloticus
Mode of Nutrition: Heterotroph
Mode of Nutrition: Heterotroph
heterotroph: hippopotamus
Scientific Name: Hippopotamus amphibius
Mode of Nutrition: Heterotroph
Mode of Nutrition: Heterotroph
heterotroph: nile perch
Scientific Name: Lates niloticus
Mode of Nutrition: Heterotroph
Mode of Nutrition: Heterotroph