1. Marine Biomes

2. Biome is a space on Earth with specific kinds of plants and animals which exist together

3. Aquatic Environments

4. Intertidal Zone

5. Estuary waters
The total mass of salt in the estuary is called its salt load. The concentration of salt
dissolved in the water is the salinity – which is measured in grams of salt per litre of
water, often abbreviated to parts per thousand (ppt)
Freshwater gains to the estuary come from direct rainfall, from the river catchment areas and from groundwater discharging from the eastern sand aquifers
Freshwater losses are through evaporation from the large water surface, and as outflows to the sea
As the estuary water-level rises and falls, so its volume, respectively, increases or decreases

7. Ocean Mud Flats

8. Shallow water rocks

9. Shallow water - sand Shoal formation

10. Coral Reefs

11. Kelp Forests http://life.bio.sunysb.edu/marinebio/kelpforest.html

12. Abyssal Zone

13. Hydrothermal Vents

14. References http://oceanlink.island.net/oinfo/deepsea/abysso.html