Estuaries
Estuaries are where rivers (fresh water) meets with and ocean(salt water). Mixing of waters creates a unique ecosystem.
Estuaries are where rivers (fresh water) meets with and ocean(salt water). Mixing of waters creates a unique ecosystem.
Oceans
Oceans cover more than 70% of the surface of the earth. Oceans are separated into separate zones, intertidal, pelagic, benthic, and abyssal. Intertidal-Where ocean meets land. Pelagic- Water further from land/ basically open ocean. Benthic- bellow pelagic but not to the bottom. Abyssal- Deep ocean, very cold (3 degrees Celsius) Highly pressured, high in oxygen continent, but low in nutrition content.
Oceans cover more than 70% of the surface of the earth. Oceans are separated into separate zones, intertidal, pelagic, benthic, and abyssal. Intertidal-Where ocean meets land. Pelagic- Water further from land/ basically open ocean. Benthic- bellow pelagic but not to the bottom. Abyssal- Deep ocean, very cold (3 degrees Celsius) Highly pressured, high in oxygen continent, but low in nutrition content.
Coral Reef
Coral reefs can be found near coasts of islands. In warm and shallow waters. They can be found on the barriers of continents (EX. Great Barrier reef of Australia) Dominant organism-CORAL!
Coral reefs can be found near coasts of islands. In warm and shallow waters. They can be found on the barriers of continents (EX. Great Barrier reef of Australia) Dominant organism-CORAL!