Australasia marine realm

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The Australasia marine realm is a major biogeographic region encompassing the diverse coastal and offshore marine ecosystems surrounding Australia, New Zealand, and nearby islands in the southwestern Pacific.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf biogeographic region
marine biogeographic realm
marine realm
borderedBy Central Indo-Pacific marine realm ONNED1
Southern Ocean
Temperate South America marine realm
characterizedBy high endemism
high marine biodiversity
mix of tropical and temperate species
hasHabitat continental shelf ecosystems
coral reefs
deep-sea habitats
estuaries
kelp forests
rocky reefs
sandy beaches
seagrass beds
hasNotableSpecies Australian sea lion
Great white shark
New Zealand fur seal
little penguin
various coral species
includes Australia
Chatham Islands NERFINISHED
Kermadec Islands
Lord Howe Island
New Caledonia NERFINISHED
New Zealand
Norfolk Island ONNED1
Tasmania
coastal marine ecosystems
coral reef ecosystems
offshore marine ecosystems
subtropical marine ecosystems
temperate marine ecosystems
locatedIn Southern Hemisphere
southwest Pacific Ocean
surface form: Southwestern Pacific Ocean
partOf Indo-Pacific region
surface form: Indo-Pacific biogeographic region
recognizedBy marine biogeographers
threatenedBy climate change
coastal development
ocean acidification
ocean warming
overfishing
pollution
usedIn biogeographic classification systems
marine conservation planning

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Temperate Australasia marine ecoregion partOf Australasia marine realm
Temperate Australasia marine ecoregion relatedTo Australasia marine realm
this entity surface form: Tropical Australasia marine ecoregion