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Ecosystems in Marine

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plankton the general term for the tiny, free-floating or weakly swimming organisms that live in both freshwater and saltwater environments
phytoplankton single-celled algae
zooplankton planktonic animals
wetland an ecosystem in which water either covers the soil or is present at or near the surface of the soil for at least part of the year
estuaries wetlands formed when rivers meet the sea
detritus particles of organic matter that provide food for organisms at the base of an estuary's food web
salt marshes temperate-zone estuaries dominated by salt-tolerant grasses above the low-tide line, and by seagrasses under water
mangrove swamps coastal wetlands that are widespread across tropical regions
photic zone well-lit upper layer of the oceans
aphotic zone permanently dark layer of the oceans below the photic zone
zonation the prominent horizontal banding of organisms that live in a particular habitat
coastal ocean marine zone that extends from the low-tide mark to the end of the continental shelf
continental shelf the relatively shallow border that surrounds the continents
kelp forests coastal ocean community named for its dominant organism
coral reefs diverse and productive environment named for the coral animals that make up its primary structure
open ocean the largest marine zone; begins at the edge of the continental shelf and extends outward
benthic zone the ocean floor
benthos organisms that live attached to or near the bottom of the ocean floor
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