1. Lesson 1: Diving Into Ocean Ecosystems

4. The wide-open ocean holds many mysteries. Physics, chemistry, biology, and Earth science concepts and ideas help scientists solve them. Fig 1.1

5. The ocean is home to a wide variety of marine ecosystems, some of which you will study in this Lesson. In every ecosystem, whether land or marine, there is interaction between biotic and abiotic factors. Fig. 1.5

11. Human Impacts on Marine Ecosystem https://www.nceas.ucsb.edu/globalmarine

16. (E) March 2009. 85 months since initial scientist visit. February 2002. Initial visit by scientists (~6 months after the whale fall event); (B) December 2004. 34 months since initial scientist visit; (C) November 2005. 45 months since initial scientist visit; (D) December 2007. 70 months since initial scientist visit;

17.  Weird vimeo

21. Worms Shrimps Crabs Many scavengers

22. Hagfish/lamprey

37. PhotographBiotic FactorsAbiotic Factors A B

38. PhotographBiotic FactorsAbiotic Factors ATrees in background, shrubsWater, ample sand, sunlight, small rocks BGrasses, plants in foreground, trees in background Water, sunlight, small amount of exposed sand along shore

41. Coral ReefClimate Change Ghost fishing gear Pollution Coastal development Habitat destruction Kelp ForestHabitat destruction Pollution Mangrove ForestCoastal development Pollution Habitat destruction Open OceanOverfishing Pollution/marine debris Bycatch Deep OceanPollution Ghost fishing gear Rocky ShoreCoastal development Pollution Polar SeaClimate Change Pollution Overfishing Salt MarshCoastal development, Pollution, Overfishing