Main Menu
Home
About Marine Sanctuaries
Marine Regions
Get Involved
FAQs
Contact Us
Marine Portal
<< Back to All Categories
Home arrow Habitats
Marine Portal
Habitats
Information on plants and habitats provided by the marine environment

Listings
There are 8 listings in this category. Add your listing here
Coral reefs Popular
Coral reefs are formed by rock-like structures built by tiny coral polyps.  Coral polyps are small  ocean animals.  Young corals attach themselves to the limestone skeletons of dead cor ...
(Hits: 164 | Votes: 0 | Visited: 0 | Added: 2005-12-12 11:46:04)
Kelp forests Popular
Kelp ForestKelp forests are marine ecosystems established around coloni ...
(Hits: 212 | Votes: 0 | Visited: 0 | Added: 2005-12-12 10:40:18)
Mangroves Popular
mangrovesMangroves form wetland communities that grow ...
(Hits: 245 | Votes: 0 | Visited: 0 | Added: 2005-12-12 13:21:34)
Open ocean Popular
The open ocean (or pelagic zone) is a complex ecosystem. The open ocean habitat is divided by depth into a number of sub-zone. Ecological characteristics that make these zones different include light ...
(Hits: 205 | Votes: 0 | Visited: 0 | Added: 2005-12-12 13:07:40)
Rocky shores Popular
Rocky ShoreRocky ...
(Hits: 225 | Votes: 0 | Visited: 0 | Added: 2005-12-12 12:26:39)
Saltmarsh Popular
Saltmarsh is an Endangered Ecological Community that grows in the area between the marine and land environment in areas of high salt concentrations. The frequency and duration of tides determines whic ...
(Hits: 190 | Votes: 0 | Visited: 0 | Added: 2005-12-12 12:18:40)
Sea mountains (or seamounts) Popular
Sea mountains (or seamounts) are undersea mountains (usually old volcanos) that rise from the seafloor and sometimes break the water surface. These habitats are important as they support a concentrati ...
(Hits: 178 | Votes: 0 | Visited: 0 | Added: 2005-12-12 09:28:49)
Seagrass meadows Popular
SeagrassSeagrasses are flowering plants adapted for life ...
(Hits: 181 | Votes: 0 | Visited: 0 | Added: 2005-12-12 10:24:34)

Results 1 - 8 of 8
<< Start < Prev 1 Next > End >>
(C) 2005 NSW Marine Parks: Ensuring the Future of the Marine Environment
A Nature Conservation Council of NSW project supported by the Natural Heritage Trust Envirofund
All photography courtesy of www.coralseatv.com unless otherwise acknowledged.
Site developed by ilk media + powered by joomla!