Marine Biomes

The lower shore, or low tide zone, is mostly submerged underwater. The most noticeable difference of this sub-region is the large diversity of different types of seaweeds. Organisms found in this zone are generally less adapted to periods of dryness. The creatures are generally the largest and most complex organisms on the shore as there are more sources of food as marine vegetation flourishes.

Primary producers produce their own nutrients, and make their own food through photosynthesis. Those organisms are plankton and sea weeds. The second on trophic levels are the secondary consumers such as smaller fish and sea urchins. Third on the trophic levels are decomposers. Decomposers are lobsters and sea turtles. Tertiary consumers are the top of the food chain, they are sharks and bigger fish. Predation is major in a coral reef because there is so much food supply. Mimicry is used to keep the predators away but wearing bright

An entire new world, different from our own exists beneath the surface of our oceans. This life is full of color, shapes, sizes, wonder, and even darkness. Much of this life has yet to be explored but we still know that beneath the waves exist the most beautiful creatures and the most bizarre. Magical areas such as the coral reef and mysterious areas such as the depths of the ocean are homes to over 700,000 species that live in the ocean. This includes the eighty percent of the ocean that has yet to be explored. Even though there may be separate oceans on this planet, they are still interconnected by a body of salt water. No area of the ocean is the same, which brings us to the wonderful fact that so many different species are able to flourish

The rocky shore is the intertidal zone, where the land meets the sea. It has a presence of large and small rocks, with the possibility of rock drop-offs or cliffs. There is a high presence of rock pools, containing an array of living and non-living organisms. The abiotic factors of the rocky shores

These extreme factors contribute to create a highly biodiverse ecosystem (Bamfield Marine Sciences Centre, 2013).

Primary users in this ecosystem comprise of zooplankton. Secondary consumers are fish that eat plankton. Tertiary consumers include sharks and barracudas, which are at the top of the food chai/web.

Rocky Shores are found where the sea meets the land which supports a diverse mix of plants and animals that have adapted to survive in the unique conditions of constant wave action as well as the fall of tides (Ehp.qld. 2016). Most of the ecosystems flora and fauna live in the intertidal zone, between high and low tide (Ehp.qld. 2016). They are exposed to two environments, being crushed by waves and swamped by the sea water, extreme temperatures and salinity, and left unprotected

The off-shore marine environment changes intensively with the change in the ocean depth. There are three distinctive zones that can be classified along the depth which is the Epipelagic which extends from the sea surface to a depth of 200 meters, the mesopelagic which extends from a depth of 200 meters to a depth of a 1000 meters and then the Deep sea which extends from a depth of a 1000 meters to the sea floor (Castro & Huber, 2010). The Deep sea can then be divided into a further three zones (Figure 01) Bathypelagic which extends from a depth of a 1000 meters to 4000 meters, Abyssopelagic which extends from a depth of 4000 meters to 6000 meters and then the Hadopelagic which extends which extends from a depth of 6000 meters to the sea floor (Castro & Huber, 2010).

Just like the plants, the animals have adaptations to their environment. One of the top predators is the tiger shark, their adaptation is their teeth that help them catch prey. One of the animals is a narwhal, their adaptation is their coloring that helps them camouflage in arctic waters. The second animal is a green sea turtle, their adaptation is their long paddle-like flippers for swimming. The third animal is a blue-footed booby bird, their adaptation is that they are good swimmers to utilize their prey. The last animal is a sea otter, their adaptation is their long whiskers to detect vibrations. The animals talked about before are only five of the many animals in the marine biome. The animals obtain food from other plants, or animals within this biome. The same plants provide the animals with shelter. Scientists use food webs to show the feeding relationships between certain animals. A food web is a diagram that shows all feeding relationships in a community at each trophic level. As written above the tiger shark is the top predator so nothing will eat it, that would be at the top of the food web. At the bottom as producers would be mollusks which are invertebrates with a soft body often covered by a shell, they have a mantle that covers its internal organs, and have an organ called a “foot”, in this case it would be crabs, or snails. Another

The nurse shark is good at camouflaging.the sea turtles adaptation is it has retractable limbs. The seahorse is good at using its tail to attach to the plant. The starfish can regenerate amputated limbs. The nurse shark is the main predator in this food web.The energy from the sun goes to the turtle grass and gold algae.the gold algae gives energy to a reef lobster, shrimp,clownfish,sea turtle ,and sea coral.the turtle grass gives its energy to sea turtles.the shrimp gives its energy to a seahorse. The sea coral gives its energy to a butterfly fish. The nurse shark gets its energy from the butterfly fish, clownfish and sea

Welcome to the marines I hope you learn something about the animals and some of the food webs there. And maybe someday you should visit them. You should also know that this is only a couple of the animals and plants in the biome. And I will explain the environmental concerns. The marine biome is located in the Pacific ,Atlantic,indian,Arctic,and southern oceans.

In today’s world, trash and debris are one of the major problems that are affecting our ecosystem. Numerous animals die every year, due to the clutter deposited in our oceans. Some animals mistake it for food, while others get caught in the garbage that floats within the currents of the polluted waters. An important, yet moving example of the influence of the detritus on the many organisms living in the ocean biome, is the seahorses. In the picture above, this cute, and captivating seahorse drifts in waste all day, as it carries a Q-Tip, and has caught the attention of many people all around the world in awe or repulsion. The photographer behind this picture, wanted to attract the attention of others on social media because he wanted to remind

The intertidal rocky shore of Caloundra Beach is inhabited by diverse range of biodiversity of animals and plants, many of which have developed high levels of adaptations throughout their existence. The very boundary of marine and terrestrial ecosystem, this environment is subjected to extremes of the physical environment such as temperature, desiccation, wave turbulence as well the ecological interactions that commonly occur in biotic communities (e.g. competition, predation). However Rocky intertidal shores are easily accessible by humans and provide an enjoyable opportunity for passive recreation and for science and environmental education as well.

Seaweed is marine algae. Large algae is also known as macro algae. Although seaweed is sometimes mistaken for plants, they are not actually plants because they lack roots, stems and leaves. Like sea grass, seaweed requires sunlight for photosynthesis. Since they don't inherit roots they require hard surfaces to attach themselves to so they don't float away. Brown and red algae are usually found closer to shore, whereas red and green seaweed is found more further away in offshore areas. Algae play a large role in the ecology of the Great Barrier Reef. They create habitats for numerous invertebrates and vertebrates. In addition they are a major food source for various

Phytoplankton called as photosynthetic autotrophs as they prepare their own food and generate great amount of atmospheric oxygen through the process of photosynthesis and it contribute a lot to the food web. Phytoplankton will be eat by the zooplankton. Phytoplankton: Antarctic Krill and Anchor Worm; Phytoplankton: Algae and Coccolithophores.