Marine Ecosystems pp 82-83

In and Along Costal

Intertidal

Include beaches and Rocky Shores

Include beaches and Rocky Shores

Organisms:

Seagrasses

Seagrasses

Barnacles

Barnacles

Anemones

Anemones

Crabs

Crabs

Neritic

Include underwater zone from shore to continental shelf.

Include underwater zone from shore to continental shelf.

Organisms

Kelp Forest

Kelp Forest

Algae

Algae

Anemones

Anemones

Coral

Coral

Brittle Stars

Brittle Stars

Oceanic Zones

Open Oceans: Includes all surface water until depths of 2 thousands meters

Open Oceans: Includes all surface water until depths of 2 thousands meters

Contain the majority of sea life

Whales

Whales

Sharks

Sharks

Dolphins

Dolphins

Plankton: tiny floating organisms

Plankton: tiny floating organisms

Deep Oceans: includes abyssal zones ( below 2 thousand meters)

Deep Oceans: includes abyssal zones ( below 2 thousand meters)

Characteristics

No light can reach it. No photosynthesis.

Species have bioluminescence (glowing light).

Species have bioluminescence (glowing light).

Microorganisms use deep hydrothermal vent to produce energy (chemosynthesis).

Microorganisms use deep hydrothermal vent to produce energy (chemosynthesis).

Organisms

Clams

Clams

Tube worms

Tube worms

Anglerfish

Anglerfish

Coldest-darkest