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Chapter 9: Marine Ecology

Classification of Organisms
The Tree of Life Web Project (ToL) is a collaborative effort of biologists from around the world. On more than 4000 World Wide Web pages, the project provides information about the diversity of organisms on Earth, their evolutionary history (phylogeny), and characteristics.
Visit the Tree of Life Web Project web site
Classification of Organisms
Some photos of marine life living in the Gulf of Maine
Visit the Gulf of Maine web site
Life Cycles of Plankton
Photos of diatoms and links to other sites on diatoms and other algae.
Visit the Diatom Home Page web site
Life Cycles of Plankton
The Northwest Fisheries Science Center's program dedicated to researching harmful algal blooms and spreading their knowledge to the public.
Visit the Harmful Algal Bloom Program web site
Functional Morphology of Fishes (Nekton)
A Seaworld Animal Info book on bony fishes, including descrptions of they way different fish are formed and how those morphologies affect how they move and behave.
Visit the Bony Fish web site
Functional Morphology of Fishes (Nekton)
A Seaworld Animal Info book on sharks. Note how their functional morphology differs from that of bony fishes.
Visit the Sharks and their Relatives web site
Benthic Communities
Photos and descriptions of fauna that live on rocky shores on the east and west coasts of North America.
Visit the Rocky Shores web site
Benthic Communities
The ocean floor is home to many unique communities of plants and animals.
Visit the Exploring the Deep Ocean Floor web site

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