Marine habitats and ecosystems

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This article should provide an introduction to the habitat categories identified as forming the key elements in marine biodiversity.


Marine habitats are those covered by the sea all the time. they include:

For the Coastal Wiki there are eleven sub-categories:

Rocky Shores

Sandy Shores

Continental Shelf

Open oceans

Deep Sea

Sea ice ecosystems

Coral reefs

Seagrass meadows

Mangroves

Salt marshes

Estuaries