marine habitats
Underwater living spaces
Marine habitats are the environments where ocean and coastal organisms live—from coral reefs and kelp forests to the deep sea floor and open water.
Each habitat type supports distinct communities of life adapted to its particular conditions of depth, temperature, light, and salinity.
The oil spill devastated marine habitats along the coastline.
Conservation efforts often focus on protecting critical marine habitats like seagrass beds and mangrove swamps.
- reefUnderwater rock or coral formation
- ocean floorUnderwater continental surface
- hydrothermal ventsSubmarine volcanic water jets
- kelpLarge brown marine algae
- seamountSubmerged volcanic elevation
mangrove forests · algae · open water · coral · rocky shores · tidal flats · coastal waters · salt marshes · estuary · continental shelf · Sargasso Sea · pelagic · spawning grounds · seafloor · seabed · sea caves · blue holes · brackish
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- marine biologysea creatures, ocean life, sea life, plankton, phytoplankton
- ocean scienceoceanography, ocean chemistry, oceanic exploration, ocean acidification, ocean currents
- aquatic zonescoastal zones, continental shelf, deep sea, open ocean, coastal waters
- island ecologyoceanic islands, endemic species, archipelago, archipelagos, atoll
- marine educationoceanography, field trips, ocean ecosystems, species identification, water testing
marine habitatsfreshwater habitats
Non-marine water ecosystems
freshwater ecosystems · lakes · rivers · freshwater environments · ponds
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