marine ecosystem
Saltwater life network
A marine ecosystem is a community of living organisms interacting with their physical environment in the ocean or other saltwater habitats.
These systems range from shallow coastal waters and coral reefs to the deep sea floor, each with distinct species and food webs.
Overfishing has disrupted marine ecosystems worldwide.
The term emphasizes interconnection—changes to one species ripple through the whole system.
- coral reefCalcium carbonate marine ecosystem
- coastal watersSea areas near shores
- estuaryTidal mixing zone
- intertidal zoneShore covered and uncovered daily
- hydrothermal ventOcean floor hot spring
biodiversity · symbiosis · phytoplankton · overfishing · plastic pollution · mangrove forest · pollution · kelp forest · carbon sequestration · deep sea · detritivores · open ocean · climate change · sea level rise · apex predator · seafloor · tide · salt water
- Puget Soundtidal flats
- ecosystemsrainforest, forest, desert, jungle, ocean
- Pacific CoastPacific Ocean, beach, Pacific coast, sand, Pacific beaches
- South American CoastHumboldt Current, sea lions, penguins, anchovies, fishing industry
- Lobsterlobster tail, lobster bisque, lobster thermidor, Maine lobster, spiny lobster
- algaealgae, green algae, chlorella, red algae, kelp
marine ecosystemfreshwater ecosystem
Non-salty water community
freshwater habitat · lake ecosystem · river ecosystem · pond ecosystem · wetland ecosystem
marine ecosystemaquarium
Tank for keeping fish
fish tank · urban environment · built environment · industrial zone
marine, marina, submarine, maritime, marinate, ecology, mariner, ecosystem, marines