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• extremely ancient animals that evolved into reef-building forms over the last 25 million years.
• Coral reefs are among the most biologically diverse regions on Earth.

CORAL REEF...

• two main types of coral vvv
• hard coral, the major reef-building species; and soft coral, such as sea whips.
• Organisms who dwell here vvv
• fish, turtles, sharks, eels, crabs, shrimps, urchins, sponges, and algae.
• Fun Fact: Coral Reefs are known as “rainforests of the sea”

CORAL REEF LIMITING FACTORS

• Pollution
• Disease
• Over fishing
• Sedimentation
• Bleaching caused by rising ocean temperatures

SALTMARSH & ESTUARIES

• Unique ecosystems in semi-sheltered areas near the ocean coastline.
• serve as nursing grounds where young marine life is protected during growing
• Fun Fact: Salt Marshes are know as vvv
• One of the most productive natural ecosystems on earth

SALTMARSH & ESTUARIES DESCRIPTION

• Contains pannes and pools
• Upland border
• High Marsh & Low Marsh

SALTMARSH & ESTUARY ORGANISMS

• A variety of birds
• Invertebrates
• Mammals
• Reptiles
• And Fish

SALTMARSH LIMITING FACTORS

• Droughting
• Day length change
• Climate

WHALE FALL

• Carcass that has fallen into the Bathyal or Abyssal zone on the ocean floor.
• Found at depths of 2,000 m or 6,600 ft
• create localized ecosystems that supply sustenance to deep-sea organisms for decades.
• Fun Fact: its body may float away and wash up onshore somewhere.
• But other times, the carcass falls to the seafloor

WHALE FALL ORGANISMS

• Giant Isopods
• Squat lobsters
• Bristle worms
• Sea cucumbers
• And Shrimp

WHALE FALL LIMITING FACTORS

• Some aspect of the environment that limits an organism’s distribution.
• temperature, salinity, nutrients, & light
• competition, predation, & herbivory

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