marine environments
Saltwater living spaces
Marine environments are oceanic and coastal ecosystems—the habitats found in seas and oceans.
The term encompasses everything from shallow tidal zones to deep-sea trenches, coral reefs to open water.
In scientific and policy contexts, marine environments often appear in discussions of conservation, pollution, and climate change: Oil spills devastate marine environments for decades.
- salinityDissolved mineral concentration
- salt waterH2O with sodium chloride
- coral reefsCalcium carbonate marine structures
- seamountsUnderwater volcanic elevations
- hydrothermal ventsSubmarine volcanic water jets
deep sea · thermocline · phytoplankton · food chain · upwelling · ocean currents · open ocean · overfishing · carbon sequestration · ocean acidification · bioluminescence · continental shelf · spawning grounds · fishing grounds · kelp forests · sea life · temperature · tide
marine environmentsfreshwater environments
Non-marine aquatic ecosystems
freshwater habitats · freshwater ecosystems · rivers · lakes · streams
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