marine ecosystem
C16527
concept
A marine ecosystem is a complex, interconnected community of organisms, physical environments, and chemical processes in ocean and sea waters that interact to sustain life and energy flow.
Observed surface forms (3)
- coastal marine ecosystem ×2
- kelp forest ×1
- oceanic ecosystem ×1
Instances (25)
- coral reefs of Arno Atoll
- Great African Seaforest
- Atlantic Ocean near Rawson
- Kuroshio–Oyashio confluence region
- Mayotte lagoon
- North Atlantic fisheries
- Saint Lawrence Estuary
- Red Sea coral reef ecosystem
- North Pacific marine ecosystems
- Florida Reef Tract
- tropical Indian Ocean
- Kosrae barrier reef
- Rainbow Reef area
- Palk Bay system
- Kelp Forest
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Pacific Ocean (indirectly via Willapa Bay)
surface form: Pacific Ocean
- Aleutian Islands marine ecosystem
- Stockholm coastal waters
- Indo-Pacific Coral Reef system
- Gulf of the Farallones via concept surface "coastal marine ecosystem"
- Marovo Lagoon
- Greater St Lucia Wetland ecosystem
- East Antarctic margin of the Southern Ocean
- North Scott Reef
- Kimbe Bay marine area via concept surface "coastal marine ecosystem"