1.2.4 Ecosystems, Marine

Definition: Those ecosystems consisting of the open ocean overlying the continental shelf and its associated high-energy coastline, extending to the high-tide mark. Shallow coastal indentations or bays without appreciable freshwater inflow are also considered part of the marine system.

Definition Source: Classification of Wetlands and Deepwater Habitats of the United States

Ecosystems, Marine Categories:

1.2.4.1 Benthic Marine: Those marine ecosystems consisting of organisms living on, attached to, or burrowing in the sediment of the ocean floor.

------1.2.4.1.1 Deep Sea

------1.2.4.1.2 Intertidal Marine

------1.2.4.1.3 Subtidal Marine

------1.2.4.1.4 Abyssopelagic

------1.2.4.1.5 Bathylpelagic

------1.2.4.1.6 Pelagic Marine

------1.2.4.1.7 Euphotic