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In class, students will be researching different ecosystems found in Earth's oceans. This is a list of the websites students may choose from to find their information.
Marine Ecosystems Maps:
http://serc.carleton.edu/eslabs/corals/4a.html
http://www.pnas.org/content/104/49/19163/F1.expansion.html
http://www.divediscover.whoi.edu/hottopics/biogeo.html
http://www.ecoworld.com/animals/fish/mangroves-stop-tsunami-2.html
Coral Reefs:
http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/invertebrates/coral/
http://oceanworld.tamu.edu/students/coral/index.html
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/ocean/Coralreef.shtml
http://www.publicaffairs.noaa.gov/25list.html
http://oceanservice.noaa.gov/education/kits/corals/media/supp_coral05a.html
Kelp Forests:
https://e360.yale.edu/features/as-oceans-warm-the-worlds-giant-kelp-forests-begin-to-disappear
http://life.bio.sunysb.edu/marinebio/kelpforest.html
https://oceanservice.noaa.gov/facts/kelp.html
https://oceana.org/marine-life/marine-science-and-ecosystems/kelp-forest
Estuaries:
http://www.gma.org/katahdin/estuary.html
http://water.epa.gov/learn/kids/estuaries/index.cfm
Mangroves:
https://oceanservice.noaa.gov/facts/mangroves.html
https://oceana.org/marine-life/marine-science-and-ecosystems/mangrove-forest
https://www.amnh.org/explore/videos/biodiversity/mangroves-the-roots-of-the-sea/why-mangroves-matter
http://ocean.si.edu/mangroves
Hydrothermal Vents:
http://www.kidskonnect.com/subject-index/15-science/412-hydrothermal-vents.html
http://www.montereyinstitute.org/noaa/lesson05.html
http://dsc.discovery.com/convergence/blueplanet/photo/photo.html
Deep Deep Ocean:
http://www.teachers.ash.org.au/jmresources/deep/creatures.html
http://www.extremescience.com/zoom/index.php/life-in-the-deep-ocean/39-viperfish-fangtooth
http://pubs.usgs.gov/gip/dynamic/exploring.html
http://seawifs.gsfc.nasa.gov/OCEAN_PLANET/HTML/oceanography_how_deep.html
Polar Oceans:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/earth/hi/earth_news/newsid_8231000/8231367.stm
http://www.divediscover.whoi.edu/ecosystem/index.html
http://library.thinkquest.org/CR0215022/animals.htm
http://www.coolantarctica.com/gallery/Antarctica_gallery_home.htm
Physical Ocean: Waves, Tides and Currents:
http://www.mos.org/oceans/motion/index.html
http://www.csmonitor.com/2003/0731/p01s04-woeu.html
http://www.physicalgeography.net/fundamentals/8q_1.html
http://www.tsgc.utexas.edu/topex/elnino.html
Geological Ocean: Seafloor Features
http://www.mos.org/oceans/planet/features.html
Biological Ocean: Life in Various Light Zones
http://www.mbgnet.net/salt/oceans/zone.htm
http://www.mos.org/oceans/life/index.html
http://www.abc.net.au/science/ocean/monsters/default.htm
Oceanography Career Fields & Job Posts:
http://marinecareers.net/careerfields.html
http://www.palomar.edu/oceanography/links/careers.html
http://SavingtheMermaids@sirenian.org/LogisticsIntern2007.html
http://SavingtheMermaids@sirenian.org/ManateeWatch.html
http://SavingtheMermaids@sirenian.org/BelizeIntern2007.html
Marine Species Protection:
http://www.sirenian.org/aboutSI.html
http://www.savethemanatee.org/info.htm
http://www.marinemammalcenter.org/
http://www.seaturtles.org/
http://support.nature.org/site/PageServer?pagename=rescuethereef2_pop&gclid=CKbumLCK4qQCFRpO5Qod7zrjKQ
