ocean habitat
Saltwater living space
An ocean habitat is a marine environment where particular organisms live and thrive.
The term appears in ecology and environmental education to describe distinct zones—coral reefs, deep-sea vents, kelp forests, open water—each supporting characteristic species adapted to its conditions: Sea turtles depend on healthy ocean habitats for survival.
- marineRelating to the sea
- sea lifeOcean-dwelling organisms
- intertidal zoneShore covered and uncovered daily
- marine ecosystemSea's organisms and environment
- underwater worldRealm beneath waves
coral reef · beach · hydrothermal vent · salt water · benthos · continental shelf · open water · mangrove forest · kelp forest · ice shelf · nekton · whale migration · seamount · marine biology · food chain · estuary · seabed · coral
saltwater vs. freshwater
ocean habitatfreshwater habitat
Non-marine aquatic environment
river habitat · freshwater ecosystem · wetland · wetland habitat · marsh