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After the rain, puddles everywhere. They quickly turn green, smelly : probably living organisms modifying this short-lived ecosystem
Plenty of water, yes, but what are the living organisms ? Are stagnant water ecosystems always the same ?

To find out, we created 2 artificial puddles, put them in different environmental conditions and compared their physical and biological characteristics.
I - Material and methods
A - Our artificial puddles
B - Physical measurements
1- pH
2- Temperature
3- Turbidity
C - Microscopy

II - Results and discussion
A - Physical characteristics
1- pH
2- Temperature
3- Turbidity
B - Biological characteristics
1 – Diatoms (by Lou-Anna/Eva and Arnaud/Hugo)
2 - Vessels elements (by Titouan/Naël and by Marion/Lou V.)
3 - Rotifera (by Aline/Juliette and by Quentin/Thibaud )
4 - Paramecia (by Rose/Lou P)
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