Marine Flora
Marine Ecology
Group 6
Leader: Lester Hernandez
Members:
Jerome Pineda
Bren Phillip Carasco Arizza Mae Delos Reyes
Niña Clarisse Monzales Roxanne Ocampo
Marine Fauna * Are animals that inhabit the seas and oceans * Some marine animals subsequently transferred to life in fresh water and on dry land, giving rise to freshwater and terrestrial fauna. * Some vertebrates that returned to the marine environment have retained their ties to land, leaving the sea for reproduction (pinnipeds and sea turtles). * Some birds, such as penguins and albatrosses, are permanently bound to the ocean. * The most diverse marine fauna is that of tropical shallows, particularly near coral reefs, which serve as habitats for numerous mollusks, crabs, echinoderms, and fishes. * As depth increases, marine fauna grows sparser. Only a few dozen invertebrate species have adapted to life at maximum depths (over 9–10 km).
* According to habitat and way of life, marine animals are classified as being either:
* PELAGIC- marine animals that are living or occurring in the upper waters of open sea.
1. Plankton- organisms incapable of swimming from current system to current system. They are effectively free-floating species although many have limited powers of locomotion, usually used to maintain their vertical position on the water column.
2. Nekton- is the stronger-swimming species that are capable of swimming between current systems and include fish, squid and whales. They are heavily exploited components of ecosystem
* BENTHIC- marine animals that are living in the depths of the oceans 1. Benthos- animals that live on the bottom (epibiota) or burrow into the substrate (infaunan)
Marine Flora
Marine plants are divided into different divisions namely:
D. Pheophyta * Brown macroscopic algae (seaweed) * Photosynthetic pigments are xanthophylls (gold) and chlorophyll. * Many in this division are known as
Group 6
Leader: Lester Hernandez
Members:
Jerome Pineda
Bren Phillip Carasco Arizza Mae Delos Reyes
Niña Clarisse Monzales Roxanne Ocampo
Marine Fauna * Are animals that inhabit the seas and oceans * Some marine animals subsequently transferred to life in fresh water and on dry land, giving rise to freshwater and terrestrial fauna. * Some vertebrates that returned to the marine environment have retained their ties to land, leaving the sea for reproduction (pinnipeds and sea turtles). * Some birds, such as penguins and albatrosses, are permanently bound to the ocean. * The most diverse marine fauna is that of tropical shallows, particularly near coral reefs, which serve as habitats for numerous mollusks, crabs, echinoderms, and fishes. * As depth increases, marine fauna grows sparser. Only a few dozen invertebrate species have adapted to life at maximum depths (over 9–10 km).
* According to habitat and way of life, marine animals are classified as being either:
* PELAGIC- marine animals that are living or occurring in the upper waters of open sea.
1. Plankton- organisms incapable of swimming from current system to current system. They are effectively free-floating species although many have limited powers of locomotion, usually used to maintain their vertical position on the water column.
2. Nekton- is the stronger-swimming species that are capable of swimming between current systems and include fish, squid and whales. They are heavily exploited components of ecosystem
* BENTHIC- marine animals that are living in the depths of the oceans 1. Benthos- animals that live on the bottom (epibiota) or burrow into the substrate (infaunan)
Marine Flora
Marine plants are divided into different divisions namely:
D. Pheophyta * Brown macroscopic algae (seaweed) * Photosynthetic pigments are xanthophylls (gold) and chlorophyll. * Many in this division are known as
References: * Benthos. (2008) Encyclopædia Britannica. (Retrieved May 15, 2008, from Encyclopædia Britannica Online.) * Ryan, Paddy (2007) Benthic communities Te Ara - the Encyclopædia of New Zealand, updated 21 September 2007. * Yip, Maricela and Madl, Pierre (1999) Benthos University of Salzburg. * http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salt_marsh * http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spartina * http://en.microcosmaquariumexplorer.com/wiki/Marine_Plants_and_Algae