Lotic System
This section covers stream types and the habitats found in a lotic system. This section also includes animals common to this type of system. Finally, the importance of habitat to the health of lotic systems is described.
Lotic environments include streams and rivers. Flowing waters are very diverse, not only in size but in characteristics. Streams and rivers are defined by things like surrounding land use (urban, agricultural, natural), size of the watershed, stream order, geology, soils, topography, flow, and vegetation.