Find out about the plant and animal species and communities in Maine's freshwater ecosystems. These pages are based on data compiled by the Maine Aquatic Biodiversity Project - information on over 1,500 species from almost 14,000 sites across the state. Click on one of the plant or animal groups above to find species checklists, distribution maps and ecological summaries. Use the "Biodiversity in Brief" link to see syntheses of key biodiversity data. Or browse the PEARL data bank for tables containing freshwater biodiversity data.

Please note that new information will be added to the Freshwater Biodiversity pages in 2007.

Biodiversity in Brief
Overview of Maine's freshwater plant and animal species and communities.
Available 2007.

Plants l Fish l Amphibians & Reptiles l Invertebrates

Links to PEARL
Data Search l Focus Topics l Interactive Maps l Reference Library l Other Resources l Glossary l PEARL Home

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