Difference between revisions of "Marine habitats and ecosystems"

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Marine habitats are those covered by the sea all the time. they include:
 
Marine habitats are those covered by the sea all the time. they include:
  
[[Seagrass meadows]]
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For the Coastal Wiki there are eleven sub-categories:
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[[Rocky Shores]]
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[[Sandy Shores]]
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[[Continental Shelf]]
  
[[Coral reefs/tropical oceans]]
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[[Open oceans]]
  
[[Open oceans/temperate oceans]]
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[[Deep Sea]]
  
 
[[Sea ice ecosystems]]
 
[[Sea ice ecosystems]]
  
[[Sub-littoral rock (seabed)]]
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[[Coral reefs]]
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[[Seagrass meadows]]
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[[Mangroves]]
  
[[Sub-littoral sediment (seabed)]]
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[[Salt marshes]]
  
[[Other seabed habitats]]
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[[Estuaries]]
  
 
[[Category:Seagrass meadows]]
 
[[Category:Seagrass meadows]]

Revision as of 12:02, 30 June 2008

Category:Stub

This article should provide an introduction to the habitat categories identified as forming the key elements in marine biodiversity.


Marine habitats are those covered by the sea all the time. they include:

For the Coastal Wiki there are eleven sub-categories:

Rocky Shores

Sandy Shores

Continental Shelf

Open oceans

Deep Sea

Sea ice ecosystems

Coral reefs

Seagrass meadows

Mangroves

Salt marshes

Estuaries