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Part 1: The Stage and the Players: The Physical Environment and the Biota
The Physics and Chemistry:
The Biology:
Geological scales
Physical structure of the water column
Wind and currents
Tides
Waves and shorelines
The small guys
Common seaweed and marine plant taxa
Common marine animal taxa
Part 2: The Play: Ecological Interactions
Marine Ecosystems
(first,
a short review of ecosystem ecology
):
Open ocean
The upper layer
The lower layers and the deep-sea bottom
Coastal and estuarine habitats
Subtidal
Coral reefs
Seagrass beds
Estuary waters
Intertidal
Saltmarshes and intertidal mudflats
High energy beachs and rocky intertidal ecosystems
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