Food Webs

Marine Bio Species Database

 Coral Reefs

San Diego Natural History Museum

Marine Science Textbook E-Tools

Invasive Species

Natural Selection

Aquatic CA Invasives

CA Invaders

More from UC Riverside

UC Davis

Khan Academy: Evolution and Natural Selection

Darwin Survival Game

Endangered Species Research

Endangered and Threatened Marine Species under NMFS' Jurisdiction

World Wildlife Federation (WWF) List of Endangered Species

Adaptation Research

Sea World: Arctic Adaptations (polar bears, walruses, beluga whales, seals)


Arctic Wildlife Portfolio


Sea World: Polar Bears


Sea World: Penguins


Antarctica: Journey to the Frozen Continent


Antarctic Life Forms


Enchanted Learning: Arctic Animals


Enchanted Learning: Antarctic Animals

Migration and Animal Census

Census of Marine Life

TOPP: Tagging of Pacific Predators

Marine Exploration Tools

Marine Tools Vodcast

Marine Science Tools Prezi

Tools of the Oceanographer: Sampling Equipment

Tools of the Oceanographer: Measuring Equipment

Ocean Equipment

Ecosystem Research

Coral Reefs

• A good place to start.
  
  
• Coral reefs in the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary.
  
  
• About the coral at Grey's Reef National Marine Sanctuary.
  
  
• Corals in the Northwest Hawaiian Islands.

Human Impacts

• Some of the problems for coral reefs.
  

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Kelp Forest

• About the kelp forest in Monterey Bay.
  
  
• About the kelp forest in Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary
  
  
• Lots of good information at this site.
  
  

Human Impacts

• A great introduction to human impacts on kelp forests.
  
  

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Deep Sea (also called abyssal zones)

• USGS Exploring the Deep Seafloor
  
  
• MarineBio Conservation Society exploration tools and information.
  
  
• Good, helpful information about deep sea life.
  
  
• National Geographic deep sea creatures.
  
  
• New Frontiers of Deep Sea Exploration - Video from AMNH
  
  
• Information about Deep Sea Vents
  
  

Human Impacts

• Information about some human impacts on deep seas.
  
  
• Learn about bottom trawling.
  
  
• News article about deep-sea trawling.
  
  
• The impacts of trawling.

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The Open Ocean

• About the Gulf of the Farallones National Marine Sanctuary.
  
  
• Human Impacts on the Ocean
  
  
• Science Alert: Open Ocean Needs Protecting
  
  

Human Impacts

• An animation showing the cumulative impacts of human activity on the oceans.
  
  

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Rocky Shore

• An in depth look at the ecosystem and its plants and animals.
  
  
• All about the rocky shore ecosystem
  
  

Human Impacts

• Various human activities that can affect rocky shores, such as oil spills.

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Polar Sea

• This site explores the similarities and difference between the southern and northern polar seas.
  
  
• Marine life in the Antarctic 
  
  
• Arctic Marine Life
  
  

Human Impacts

• This site addresses various causes of this ecosystem’s disappearance.

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• A basic overview of the salt marsh, including some common species and structures.
  
  
• A brief little blurb on salt marshes.
  
  
• NOAA's What is a salt marsh?
  
  
• Smithsonian Marine Station page with information about salt marsh habitats.
  
  

Human Impacts

• Examine human impacts on salt marshes.

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Mangrove Forest

• A useful website to begin mangrove forest research. Get most of your questions answered here! 
  
  
• Wonderful video showing the highlights of mangrove forests. Remember to take notes as you watch!
  
  

Human Impacts

• Information on the threats to mangroves.
  

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FOR EVERYBODY
Multiple Ecosystem Info Links

Multiple Ecosystem Human Impacts

• General information on Marine Conservation.
  
  
• National Geographic Human Impacts on Marine Ecosystems
  
  
• NOAA Encyclopedia of Marine Ecosystems
  
  
• Human disturbances to Estuaries