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Marine snow — Underway recovery of a sediment trap used to collect marine snow and estimate export production In the deep ocean, marine snow is a continuous shower of mostly organic detritus falling from the upper layers of the water column. It is a… … Wikipedia
Marine habitats — Coral reefs provide marine habitats for tube sponges, which in turn become marine habitats for fishes Littoral zone … Wikipedia
Marine Stewardship Council — Type Non profit organization Industry Sustainable seafood ecolabel programme Founded … Wikipedia
Marine larval ecology — is the study of the factors influencing the dispersing larval stage exhibited by many marine invertebrates and fishes. Marine organisms with a larval stage usually release large numbers of larvae into the water column, where these larvae develop… … Wikipedia
Marine vertebrate — Marine vertebrates are vertebrates which live in a marine environment. These primarily include fish, seabirds, marine reptiles, and marine mammals. These animals have an internal skeleton and make up about 4%[citation needed] of the sea s animal… … Wikipedia
snow — marine snow (organic particles and dead organisms that sink into the deep sea where they form a basis for life without sunlight) … Dictionary of ichthyology
marine ecosystem — Introduction complex of living organisms in the ocean environment. Marine waters cover two thirds of the surface of the Earth. In some places the ocean is deeper than Mount Everest is high; for example, the Mariana Trench and the… … Universalium
Marine biology — Only 29 percent of the world surface is land. The rest is ocean, home to the marine lifeforms. The oceans average four kilometers in depth and are fringed with coastlines that run for nearly 380,000 kilometres. Marine biology is the scientific… … Wikipedia
Marine conservation — Coral reefs have a great amount of biodiversity. Marine conservation, also known as marine resources conservation, is the protection and preservation of ecosystems in oceans and seas. Marine conservation focuses on limiting human caused damage to … Wikipedia
Marine conservation activism — Animated map of the world s oceanic waters. Marine conservation activism refers to the efforts of non governmental organizations and individuals to bring about social and political change in the area of marine conservation. Marine conservation is … Wikipedia
