AQUATIC HABITAT: MARINE
CONTENT
- Meaning of Aquatic Habitat
- Types of Aquatic Habitat
- Major Zones of a Marine Habitat
- Distribution of the Organisms in the Habitat and their Adaptive Features
Meaning of Aquatic Habitat
An aquatic habitat is a body of water in which organisms live. Such organisms are called aquatic organisms e.g. fish, algae, crabs, etc.
Types of Aquatic Habitat
There are three types of aquatic habitat namely:
- the marine/salt water habitat;
- the estuarine/brackish water habitat and
- the freshwater habitat.
Marine Habitat
The marine habitat is a body of salty water. It is made up of the shore and open sea. Examples are the oceans and seas.
Characteristics of Marine Habitat
- High salinity; about 35.2 parts of salt per 1000 parts of water.
- High density of about 1.028; this enables organisms float in it.
- Pressure increases with depth.
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