marine habitat
Where fish live
A marine habitat is an ocean environment where particular organisms live and thrive.
The term encompasses everything from coral reefs and kelp forests to deep-sea vents and tidal zones.
Each habitat supports distinct communities of species adapted to its conditions: Overfishing has devastated marine habitats along the coast.
Conservation efforts often focus on protecting specific marine habitats rather than individual species.
- seamountSubmerged volcanic elevation
- open oceanSea far from shore
- mangroveTidal shrub with exposed roots
- intertidal zoneShore covered and uncovered daily
- hydrothermal ventOcean floor hot spring
coral reef · ice shelf · estuary · salt marsh · lagoon · deep sea · shipwreck site · oceanic trench · pack ice · polar waters · ocean floor · artificial reef · whale migration · tidal flat · seafloor · aquatic · brackish · sea cave
- marine ecologykelp forest, coral reef, tide pool, estuary, mangrove
- ocean habitatscoral reef, kelp forest, tide pools, intertidal zone, deep sea
- ecologyecosystem, balance, niche, food webs, food chain
- ecosystemsrainforest, forest, desert, jungle, ocean
- crustaceanscrabs, crab, prawn, lobster, lobsters
- saline watersbrine, seawater, salt lake, Great Salt Lake, Dead Sea
marine habitatfreshwater habitat
Non-marine aquatic environment
freshwater ecosystem · river habitat · pond ecosystem · wetland · bog
marine habitatdesert habitat
Arid region ecosystem
forest habitat · grassland · savanna · tundra · prairie