Aquatic Ecosystems and Biodiversity
Ward, Ellie Aquatic ecosystem refers to the ecosystem of a waterbody and encompasses both marine and freshwater ecosystems. Marine ecosystems encompass oceanic ecosystems as well as ecosystems of salt marshes, estuaries, lagoons, mangroves, and coral reefs. It may differ both in terms of salinity and biodiversity from freshwater ecosystems, which encompass wetland, river, lake, and pond ecosystems. Many abiotic factors determine the biodiversity of such e...