Marine Ecology Marine Ecology • Abiotic Abiotic – Non-living part of the environment Non-living part of the environment • Biotic Biotic – Living part of the environment Living part of the environment – interdependence of all organisms interdependence of all organisms living in the ocean, in shallow living in the ocean, in shallow coastal waters, and on the coastal waters, and on the seashore seashore
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Marine Ecology Abiotic Abiotic – Non-living part of the environment Biotic Biotic – Living part of the environment – interdependence of all organisms living.
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Marine Ecology Marine Ecology
• AbioticAbiotic– Non-living part of the environmentNon-living part of the environment
• BioticBiotic– Living part of the environmentLiving part of the environment– interdependence of all organisms living in the interdependence of all organisms living in the
ocean, in shallow coastal waters, and on the ocean, in shallow coastal waters, and on the seashoreseashore
97 % of the water on earth is salt water in the ocean. Of the 3% of water that is fresh water, 2% is frozen in ice caps and only 1% is usable by organisms as liquid water or water vapor found in lakes, rivers, streams, ponds , in the ground water, and as vapor in the atmosphere
Unique Qualities of Pure Water Unique Qualities of Pure Water The Unique Nature of Pure Water Water is 775 times as dense as air at 0 o C Water is found on earth in three forms – liquid,
solid and gas Density – maximum density is at 4o C not at
freeing point of 0 o C and expands as it freezes so ice floats
The H20 molecule is polar and hydrogen bonding is present
Water is a polar molecule; one end is positively charged and the other is negatively charged
Cohesion of water molecules at the surface of a body of water (surface tension) is very high
Salt Water Features Salt Water Features
The oceans consist of (by mass):
• 96.5% water
• 3.0% sodium and chlorine ions (table salt, Na+ and Cl–)
• 0.5% other salts
Marine Environments Marine Environments
Marine Regions Marine Regions
Food Chain Food Chain • ProducerProducer• 11stst order Consumer or order Consumer or
HerbivoreHerbivore• 22ndnd order Consumer or 1 order Consumer or 1stst
order Carnivoreorder Carnivore• 33rdrd order Consumer or 2 order Consumer or 2ndnd
order Carnivoreorder Carnivore• 44thth order Consumer or 3 order Consumer or 3rdrd
order Carnivoreorder Carnivore• Decomposers – consume Decomposers – consume
dead and decaying matter dead and decaying matter as bacteria as bacteria
Marine Food Web Marine Food Web
Ecologic Pyramids Ecologic Pyramids
Ecological pyramid - a graph representing trophic level numbers within an ecosystem. The primary producer level is at the base of the pyramid with the consumer levels above.
• Numbers pyramid - compares the number of individuals in each trophic level. May be inverteddue to size of individuals
• Biomass pyramid - compares the total dry weight of the organisms in each trophic level.
• Energy pyramid - compares the total amount of energy available in each trophic level. This energy is usually measured in kilocalories.
caught as sea turtles, porpoises, albatross, crabs, starfish & fish
• Whaling is still a problem though strides are being make
Threats to Ocean Health Threats to Ocean Health • Marine Pollution • Habitat Destruction• Overfishing and Exploitation• Climate Change• Sea Temperature Rise • Ocean Acidification • Invasive Species • Ocean Dead Zones