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| ecology of marine organisms |
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| biology of marine organisms; physiology, feeding, behavior, habitat |
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| Marine Life Energy Source |
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| Photosynthesizers or Chemosynthesizers |
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| efficency between each level is significantly loss by 10% |
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- much is reflected from ocean surface
- other absorbed by water
- euphotic zone: top zone is 10% of earth's ocean
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| Factors that affect Marine Life |
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| Light, temperature, dissolved nutrients, dissolved gases, salinity |
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- most marine life are ethothermic (cold blooded)
- metabolic rate depends on temperature
- if too cold will slow down
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compound required for the production of organic matter
Primary Producers: nitrogen, phosphorus
Depleted by autotrophs during times of high productivity |
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fairly constant, except for water surface
Affects: buoyancy, cell membranes can be damaged, water balance |
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| Typically one or more factors limit the productivity |
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Euphotic - lots of light Ocean Surface
Disphotic - Little Sunlight, mid ocean
Aphotic - No sun, bottom ocean |
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| Classification by Location |
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Surface:Paelegic (Neritic, Oceanic
Depth:Epipelagic-lighted Photic
Mesopaelgic, Bathy paelegic, abyssopaelegic |
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| bottom dwellers, attached to bottom or free moving |
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| photosynthesizing; coccolithospores and dinoflagellates |
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| animals eating others, squids, eels |
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| phylum; fish, shark, reptile, mammals |
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| phylum; crab, copepod, zooplankton |
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| phylums; sea urchins and star fish |
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| phylum; jellyfish and coral |
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| comprised of many populations and organisms |
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| groups of organisms of the same species occupying a specific area |
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| expression of how organisms live; its job |
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