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- https://bio.libretexts.org/Courses/Evergreen_Valley_College/Introduction_to_Ecology_(Kappus)/03%3A_Terrestrial_and_Aquatic_Biomes/3.03%3A_Aquatic_BiomesThe aquatic biome is the largest of all the biomes, and is dominated by its unique medium (water). This biome is usually divided into two categories: freshwater and marine. Typically, freshwater habit...The aquatic biome is the largest of all the biomes, and is dominated by its unique medium (water). This biome is usually divided into two categories: freshwater and marine. Typically, freshwater habitats are less than 1 percent salt and includes: ponds, lakes, rivers, streams, wetlands and estuaries. Marine life, however, has to be adapted to living in a habitat with a high concentration of salt. Marine habitats include the ocean and salty seas and are often subdivided further into zones or real
- https://bio.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Introductory_and_General_Biology/Principles_of_Biology/03%3A_Chapter_3/24%3A_Ecology_and_the_Biosphere/24.04%3A_Aquatic_BiomesWhen photosynthetic organisms and the protists and animals that feed on them die, their bodies fall to the bottom of the ocean where they remain; unlike freshwater lakes, the open ocean lacks a proces...When photosynthetic organisms and the protists and animals that feed on them die, their bodies fall to the bottom of the ocean where they remain; unlike freshwater lakes, the open ocean lacks a process for bringing the organic nutrients back up to the surface. The majority of organisms in the aphotic zone include sea cucumbers (phylum Echinodermata) and other organisms that survive on the nutrients contained in the dead bodies of organisms in the photic zone.
- https://bio.libretexts.org/Courses/University_of_California_Davis/PLS_002%3A_Botany_and_physiology_of_cultivated_plants/20%3A_Climate_change_and_plants/20.04%3A_Soil_and_Water_ConservationBiodiversity is also important for global soil and water protection. Terrestrial vegetation in forests and other upland habitats maintain water quality and quantity, and controls soil erosion.
- https://bio.libretexts.org/Courses/Gettysburg_College/02%3A_Principles_of_Ecology_-_Gettysburg_College_ES_211/05%3A_Biodiversity/5.04%3A_Biodiversity_and_Global_Processes/5.4.3_Soil_and_Water_ConservationBiodiversity is also important for global soil and water protection. Terrestrial vegetation in forests and other upland habitats maintain water quality and quantity, and controls soil erosion.
- https://bio.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Introductory_and_General_Biology/Concepts_in_Biology_(OpenStax)/20%3A_Ecosystems_and_the_Biosphere/20.04%3A_Aquatic_and_Marine_BiomesAquatic biomes include both saltwater and freshwater biomes. The abiotic factors important for the structuring of aquatic biomes can be different than those seen in terrestrial biomes. Sunlight is an ...Aquatic biomes include both saltwater and freshwater biomes. The abiotic factors important for the structuring of aquatic biomes can be different than those seen in terrestrial biomes. Sunlight is an important factor in bodies of water, especially those that are very deep, because of the role of photosynthesis in sustaining certain organisms. Other important factors include temperature, water movement, and salt content. Oceans may be thought of as consisting of different zones.
- https://bio.libretexts.org/Courses/Citrus_College/Citrus_College_General_Biology_Textbook/16%3A_Ecosystems_and_the_Biosphere/16.05%3A_Aquatic_and_Marine_BiomesAquatic biomes include both saltwater and freshwater biomes. The abiotic factors important for the structuring of aquatic biomes can be different than those seen in terrestrial biomes. Sunlight is an ...Aquatic biomes include both saltwater and freshwater biomes. The abiotic factors important for the structuring of aquatic biomes can be different than those seen in terrestrial biomes. Sunlight is an important factor in bodies of water, especially those that are very deep, because of the role of photosynthesis in sustaining certain organisms. Other important factors include temperature, water movement, and salt content. Oceans may be thought of as consisting of different zones.
- https://bio.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Ecology/Biodiversity_(Bynum)/1%3A_Global_Processes/1.3%3A_Soil_and_Water_ConservationBiodiversity is also important for global soil and water protection. Terrestrial vegetation in forests and other upland habitats maintain water quality and quantity, and controls soil erosion.
- https://bio.libretexts.org/Courses/Cosumnes_River_College/Contemporary_Biology_(Aptekar)/13%3A_Conservation_and_Biodiversity/13.04%3A_Coral_Reefs-_Example_of_a_Diverse_and_Threatened_EcosytemThese fishes can feed on coral, the cryptofauna (invertebrates found within the calcium carbonate structures of the coral reefs), or the seaweed and algae that are associated with the coral. The color...These fishes can feed on coral, the cryptofauna (invertebrates found within the calcium carbonate structures of the coral reefs), or the seaweed and algae that are associated with the coral. The colors of corals are a result of the particular protist endosymbiont, and when the protists leave, the corals lose their color and turn white, hence the term “bleaching.”
