ocean biodiversity
Sea life richness
Ocean biodiversity is the variety of life in the seas—from microscopic plankton to whales, from coral reefs to deep-sea vents.
The term encompasses diversity within species, among species, and across ecosystems.
Marine biodiversity is often invoked in conservation contexts: Climate change threatens ocean biodiversity.
The treaty aims to protect ocean biodiversity in international waters.
- blue whaleLargest mammal on Earth
- cetaceanAquatic mammal order
- great whiteLarge predatory marine fish
- planktonDrifting marine microlife
- coralMarine skeletal formation
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