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Acronyms that contain the term marine environment
What does marine environment mean? This page is about the various possible meanings of the acronym, abbreviation, shorthand or slang term: marine environment.
Term | Definition | Rating |
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MEPC | Marine Environment Protection Committee | |
GIPME | Global Investigation of Pollution in the Marine Environment | |
ACME | Advisory Committee on the Marine Environment | |
MESL | Marine Environment Studies Laboratory | |
IMEL | IAEA Marine Environment Laboratory | |
GPIEM | International Marine Environment Award | |
CIPME | Committee on International Policy in the Marine Environment | |
MERC | Marine Environment Research Center | |
BOMEC | Benthic Optimised Marine Environment Classification | |
METRI | Marine Environment Tests and Research Infrastructure | |
NEMES | Noise Exposure to the Marine Environment from Ships | |
ROPME | Regional Organization for the Protection of the Marine Environment | |
AMCE | Atmospheric Marine and Coastal Environment | |
MERC | Marine Environment Research Center | |
PAME | Protection of the Arctic Marine Environment | |
MENV | Marine Environment | |
MCEU | Marine Consents and Environment Unit | |
MEPF | Marine Environment Protection Fund | |
MIWA | Marine and Inland Waters Administration (State Environmental Service; Ministry of Environment; Latvia) | |
MIWA | Marine and Inland Waters Administration (State Environmental Service; Ministry of Environment; Latvia) |
What does marine environment mean?
- marine environment
- Marine habitats are habitats that support marine life. Marine life depends in some way on the saltwater that is in the sea (the term marine comes from the Latin mare, meaning sea or ocean). A habitat is an ecological or environmental area inhabited by one or more living species. The marine environment supports many kinds of these habitats. Marine habitats can be divided into coastal and open ocean habitats. Coastal habitats are found in the area that extends from as far as the tide comes in on the shoreline out to the edge of the continental shelf. Most marine life is found in coastal habitats, even though the shelf area occupies only seven percent of the total ocean area. Open ocean habitats are found in the deep ocean beyond the edge of the continental shelf. Alternatively, marine habitats can be divided into pelagic and demersal zones. Pelagic habitats are found near the surface or in the open water column, away from the bottom of the ocean. Demersal habitats are near or on the bottom of the ocean. An organism living in a pelagic habitat is said to be a pelagic organism, as in pelagic fish. Similarly, an organism living in a demersal habitat is said to be a demersal organism, as in demersal fish. Pelagic habitats are intrinsically shifting and ephemeral, depending on what ocean currents are doing. Marine habitats can be modified by their inhabitants. Some marine organisms, like corals, kelp, mangroves and seagrasses, are ecosystem engineers which reshape the marine environment to the point where they create further habitat for other organisms. By volume the ocean provides most of the habitable space on the planet.
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