Ecology - Sea Life

The Ocean provides a favourable environment for life and the development of plant and animal organisms. All organisms living in the Ocean are divided into three large groups: The vegetation (plants) such as seaweed and photosynthesising bacteria, using solar energy, transform biogenic nutrients using a process of photosynthesis. The second group, animals, consume plants and other animals. The third group feeds on the remains of plants ad other animals and also serve as food for many organisms. Next to areas with abundant sea life, such as zones of upwelling, there may exist areas that have almost no living matter. These are similar to deserts on land. On the globe there exist 63 classes of animals and 33 classes of plants, a basic part of which live in the World Ocean (76% of the animals and about 50% of the plants). See More...

Ecology