Search results for "Marine ecosystem" - New World Encyclopedia
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- * Salt wedge. River output greatly exceeds marine input; there is ... * Highly stratified. River output and marine input are more even, ...10 KB (1,449 words) - 04:23, 22 March 2024
- times by sailors and those involved with marine research to describe this ... Another important threat to the marine ecosystem is unregulated overfishing ...9 KB (1,422 words) - 15:39, 4 February 2023
- on limiting catch rather than proactive marine resource recovery measures ... modern era as each community, and their marine resources, became a part ...15 KB (2,206 words) - 17:26, 28 March 2024
- the coral reefs kills them, and ruins the ecosystem. Up to 42 percent of the ... for the Protection and Development of the Marine Environment of the Wider ...13 KB (1,964 words) - 18:09, 14 November 2021
- north into the Eurasian plate. A brief marine incursion marks the early ... due to more open landscapes (Haines 1999) Marine faunas became fairly modern ...6 KB (898 words) - 00:21, 18 November 2022
- in the skin. Eels generally are found in marine environments or, as in the ... eels) of the order Gymnotiformes; the marine family Cyematidae (bobtail ...9 KB (1,257 words) - 04:30, 21 November 2020
- is protected by the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority (GBRMPA). in the world. In reality, it is a complex ecosystem comprising many billions ...18 KB (2,736 words) - 01:04, 21 January 2023
- floating houses, sustained by fishing and marine aquaculture (cultivating ... several geological states of orogeny, marine transgression and marine ...12 KB (1,782 words) - 23:30, 29 July 2023
- ecosystems, they also can be found in marine and terrestrial environments. ... (freshwater planarians), Maricola (marine planarians), and Terricola ...7 KB (1,024 words) - 20:44, 9 April 2023
- length, are found in both freshwater and marine ecosystems. They often have ... drift in bodies of water) (Todaro 2006). Marine species are found mostly ...12 KB (1,482 words) - 07:54, 23 January 2023
- (frogs), reptiles (turtles), and marine mammals (seals and whales ... of the Eastern Pacific. Most fisheries are marine, rather than freshwater; ...13 KB (1,881 words) - 17:27, 28 March 2024
- Eutrophication is the enrichment of an aquatic ecosystem with chemical ... bloom) disrupts normal functioning of the ecosystem, causing a variety of problems ...22 KB (3,105 words) - 06:56, 12 September 2023
- However, a larger function for the ecosystem also is served in recycling ... an organic component, and even live in marine ecosystems where they are ...17 KB (2,559 words) - 08:55, 15 January 2023
- which weighs heavily on the its marine environment. The Gulf of ... area is especially rich in coral and other marine biodiversity. It also contains ...15 KB (2,306 words) - 08:25, 8 January 2024
- in which an estimated 22 percent of all families of marine animals disappeared and some 57 percent of genera (McGhee 1996). While the placoderms ...8 KB (1,138 words) - 06:22, 24 November 2022
- The Belize Barrier Reef System offers a diverse ecosystem and more ... habitat for threatened species, including marine turtles, manatees, and the ...15 KB (2,336 words) - 08:54, 27 September 2023
- Limpet is the common name for any of the marine gastropod mollusks ... broadly applied as a common name for many marine and even some freshwater ...20 KB (2,800 words) - 08:45, 8 March 2023
- The Bering Sea ecosystem includes resources within the jurisdiction ... Sea green belt: Shelf-edge processes and ecosystem production," Fisheries ...15 KB (2,176 words) - 11:00, 28 September 2023
- large fish populations at the moment, the marine habitat is constantly under ... that combined land travel with sections of marine travel were later eschewed ...10 KB (1,516 words) - 21:28, 11 August 2023
- ;Commission on Ecosystem Management :IUCN Commission on Ecosystem Management IUCN Commission on Ecosystem ...13 KB (1,829 words) - 13:27, 7 February 2023
- problems associated with changing a large ecosystem. ====Ebb generation==== ... the food chain, causing a general change in the ecosystem. ...18 KB (2,762 words) - 23:26, 30 April 2023
- Ecologically, they play a role in marine food chains, consuming krill ... Fur seals are a type of "eared seal"; that is, marine mammals ...12 KB (1,705 words) - 07:37, 23 January 2023
- Flounder is a common name for various marine fish in the Order Pleuronectiformes ... Flounders contribute value to ecosystem and humans. They are integral ...11 KB (1,577 words) - 17:43, 28 March 2024
- at an acceptable level for the aquatic ecosystem, precipitation also plays ... occurrences that contribute to its ecosystem. Towards the northern edges ...10 KB (1,501 words) - 23:18, 21 October 2022
- species found in freshwater, brackish, and marine environments. is the only one that is exclusively marine, although Lontra felina ...15 KB (2,407 words) - 10:52, 11 March 2023
- Marlin is the common name for several, large marine billfish in the ... Marlins serve important functions in the ecosystem and for humans ...10 KB (1,463 words) - 16:04, 6 November 2022
- streams, and rivers. There are no known marine representatives of the Daphnia ... but also playing a valuable role in the ecosystem and for humans. Ecologically ...12 KB (1,826 words) - 22:15, 25 January 2024
- Foraminifera may be planktonic or benthic, are mainly marine, and ... . They also can be used as indicators of ecosystem health. ...14 KB (1,865 words) - 06:19, 1 April 2024
- * Ecosystem ecology, which studies the flows of energy and matter ... of ecology include ecological units, the ecosystem, energy flow, nutrient ...38 KB (5,612 words) - 18:02, 12 February 2024
- Albacore play a vital role in the ecosystem as integral to food chains ... The Marine Stewardship Council advises that albacore from the south ...9 KB (1,355 words) - 17:46, 19 December 2022
- fish, gastropods with the appearance of marine snails, and so on. Lake Tanganyika ... possess similar forms to that of many marine mollusks), crabs, shrimps ...12 KB (1,887 words) - 23:20, 21 October 2022
- Petroleum-based hydrocarbons can negatively impact marine life and ... Marine mammals exposed to oil spills are affected in many of the same ...11 KB (1,519 words) - 10:28, 11 March 2023
- Chaetognatha is a phylum of small, slender, marine worms, generally ... they perform valuable service within the ecosystem while also meeting their ...12 KB (1,699 words) - 00:12, 4 December 2023
- of the animal biomass in almost all non-marine environments. In Queensland ... to the delicate balance of the natural ecosystem (Taylor et al. 2003). Insects ...10 KB (1,530 words) - 22:53, 5 February 2023
- plants can adversely affect the local marine ecosystem unless care is taken ... have claimed "is a major cause of marine pollution when dumped back ...20 KB (2,876 words) - 09:52, 29 January 2024
- Sea turtle (or seaturtle) is the common name for any of the large ... Sea turtles provide important functions for the ecosystem. They are ...29 KB (4,504 words) - 02:43, 21 April 2023
- or Atlantic shad. Although primarily marine, a number of species are ... etc.) but also provide a benefit for the ecosystem and human beings. ...15 KB (2,224 words) - 22:35, 1 January 2023
- wiley.com/journal/aqc Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems] Retrieved November 12, 2007. * Advances in Limnology ...8 KB (1,108 words) - 08:43, 8 March 2023
- factor in determining the nature of the ecosystem and soil. Although wetlands ... brackish or salt, including areas of marine water, the depth of which ...25 KB (3,675 words) - 18:28, 17 April 2023
- would be constrained to the smallest vessels. Most marine dredging operations require appropriate licenses from regulatory authorities, and dredging is ...15 KB (2,387 words) - 17:41, 30 January 2024
- considered part of an endangered riverine ecosystem. Its paleontological significance ... Dinosaur Provincial Park boasts a very complex ecosystem including ...13 KB (1,881 words) - 15:24, 29 January 2024
- role not only in aquatic ecosystems, both marine and freshwater, where they ... **** Order Stomiiformes, including the bristlemouths and marine hatchetfish ...14 KB (1,774 words) - 17:27, 17 December 2022
- African continents, they are important to marine life, providing a key location ... Atlantic and are known for their abundant marine life and avian diversity ...21 KB (2,904 words) - 17:27, 26 March 2024
- are never truly independent of an ecosystem; groups or populations ... ===The ecosystem concept=== Ecosystem The first principle of ecology ...36 KB (5,345 words) - 01:14, 18 November 2022
- desert iguana (Dipsosaurus dorsalis), the marine iguana (Amblyrhynchus cristatus ... Iguanas provide values for the ecosystem and for humans. Ecologically ...14 KB (2,039 words) - 23:45, 4 October 2021
- Moray eel is the common name for any of the marine eels comprising ... Skin morphology and cytology in marine eels adapted to different ...12 KB (1,839 words) - 21:21, 9 November 2022
- can be found in aquatic (freshwater and marine) environments. ... decomposing organic matter, freshwater and marine environments, high in the ...12 KB (1,813 words) - 19:20, 9 November 2022
- name for any of the radially symmetrical, marine invertebrates comprising ... Box jellies are important components of marine ecosystems, capturing and ...18 KB (2,631 words) - 20:04, 20 November 2023
- receiving both ocean and river water. Its ecosystem makes it a favorite of ... Convention on the Protection of the Marine Environment of the Baltic ...25 KB (3,903 words) - 03:20, 17 September 2023
- as the camas, than any other terrestrial ecosystem in the province's ... Canada in 1871, the 49th Parallel and marine boundaries established by ...22 KB (3,191 words) - 03:09, 23 December 2022
