12.15.1: Key Terms
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- abyssal plains
- abyssal zone
- adsorption
- aerobic
- algae
- amoeba
- amphipods
- anemones
- angle of incidence
- anoxic
- anthropogenic
- aphotic zone
- archaea
- autotrophs
- bacteria
- baleen
- barnacles
- bathyal zone
- beaches
- benthic
- benthos
- biochemical
- biogeochemical cycle
- bioluminescent
- biomass
- biota
- blubber
- bluegreen algae
- buoyancy
- calcareous
- carbon compensation depth (CCD)
- carnivores
- cartilaginous
- cephalopods
- cetaceans
- chemosynthesis
- chlorophyll
- chordates
- climate
- cnidarians
- coast
- coastal upwelling
- coastal zone
- coccolithophores
- colloidal
- community
- compensation depth
- continental shelf
- convergence
- coral reefs
- corals
- crust
- crustaceans
- ctenophores
- currents
- cyanobacteria
- decomposers
- density
- deposition
- detritivores
- detritus
- diagenetic
- diatoms
- diel
- diffusion
- dinoflagellates
- divergence
- downwelling
- drift nets
- ecological
- ecosystem
- El Niño
- environment
- enzymes
- epifauna
- epipelagic zone
- erosion
- estuarine
- eukaryotes
- euphausiids
- eutrophication
- excrete
- excurrent
- extratrophical cyclones
- fauna
- fecal pellets
- fermentation
- filter-feeding
- fjords
- flagella
- flagellates
- flora
- food chain
- food webs
- foraminifera
- frustule
- fungi
- genus
- genome sequencing
- gills
- grazers
- ground water
- habitat
- hadal zone
- hard parts
- herbivores
- herrings
- heterotrophs
- holoplankton
- hydrothermal vents
- incurrent
- infauna
- intertidal zone
- invertebrates
- ions
- isotopic
- jellies
- jellyfish
- krill
- lagoons
- Langmuir circulation
- larvae
- latitudes
- limiting nutrient
- lithogenous
- littoral zone
- low-tide line
- macroalgae
- marine mammals
- meroplankton
- metagenomics
- metamorphosis
- microbial
- mixed layer
- mixotrophs
- mollusks
- nekton
- nutrient-limited
- nutrients
- oceanic ridges
- omnivores
- overfished
- ozone layer
- pelagic
- photic zone
- photoautotrophs
- photoheterotrophs
- photosynthesis
- phototroph
- phototrophy
- phytoplankton
- pinnipeds
- plankton
- plate tectonics
- pollution
- primary production
- primary productivity
- prokaryotes
- protists
- pteropods
- pycnocline
- reptiles
- residence time
- respiration
- resuspended
- rhodopsins
- rocky intertidal zones
- runoff
- salinity
- salps
- saturation solubility
- scattered
- schooling
- sea cucumbers
- sea grasses
- sea stars
- sea urchins
- seamounts
- sediment
- shelf break
- shellfish
- shores
- siliceous
- species
- sponges
- spreading cycle
- standing stock
- storm surges
- subducted
- subduction zones
- sublittoral zone
- subtropical gyres
- supersaturated
- supralittoral zone
- suspended sediments
- swim bladders
- thermocline
- tides
- trenches
- trophic level
- tsunamis
- turbulence
- tunicates
- turbidity
- vertebrates
- viruses
- weathering
- westerly
- zooplankton