Oceanography

  1. Biological Oceanography
    1. Classification of Marine Life
      1. Plankton
        1. Phytoplankton
          1. Diatoms
            1. Dinoflagellates
              1. Cyanobacteria
                1. Coccolithophores
                  1. Picoplankton
                  2. Zooplankton
                    1. Copepods
                      1. Krill
                        1. Jellyfish
                          1. Larvaceans
                            1. Foraminifera
                          2. Nekton
                            1. Fish
                              1. Bony Fish
                                1. Cartilaginous Fish
                                2. Marine Mammals
                                  1. Whales
                                    1. Dolphins
                                      1. Seals
                                      2. Cephalopods
                                        1. Squid
                                          1. Octopus
                                          2. Marine Reptiles
                                            1. Sea Turtles
                                              1. Marine Snakes
                                            2. Benthos
                                              1. Epifauna
                                                1. Attached Organisms
                                                  1. Mobile Epifauna
                                                  2. Infauna
                                                    1. Burrowing Organisms
                                                      1. Tube Dwellers
                                                      2. Sessile Organisms
                                                        1. Corals
                                                          1. Sponges
                                                            1. Barnacles
                                                        2. Marine Primary Productivity
                                                          1. Photosynthesis in the Ocean
                                                            1. Light Requirements
                                                              1. Photosynthetic Pigments
                                                                1. Adaptations to Light Conditions
                                                                2. Chemosynthesis
                                                                  1. Hydrothermal Vent Communities
                                                                    1. Cold Seep Communities
                                                                      1. Sulfur Oxidation
                                                                        1. Methane Oxidation
                                                                        2. Factors Limiting Productivity
                                                                          1. Light Availability
                                                                            1. Nutrient Availability
                                                                              1. Temperature Effects
                                                                                1. Grazing Pressure
                                                                                  1. Physical Mixing
                                                                                  2. Global Patterns of Productivity
                                                                                    1. Coastal Upwelling Zones
                                                                                      1. Open Ocean Gyres
                                                                                        1. Polar Regions
                                                                                          1. Seasonal Variations
                                                                                        2. Marine Food Webs
                                                                                          1. Trophic Levels
                                                                                            1. Primary Producers
                                                                                              1. Primary Consumers
                                                                                                1. Secondary Consumers
                                                                                                  1. Tertiary Consumers
                                                                                                    1. Decomposers
                                                                                                    2. Energy Transfer
                                                                                                      1. Ecological Pyramids
                                                                                                        1. Energy Efficiency
                                                                                                          1. Biomass Transfer
                                                                                                          2. Food Web Control
                                                                                                            1. Top-Down Control
                                                                                                              1. Bottom-Up Control
                                                                                                                1. Predator-Prey Dynamics
                                                                                                              2. Major Marine Ecosystems
                                                                                                                1. Coastal Ecosystems
                                                                                                                  1. Estuaries and Salt Marshes
                                                                                                                    1. Salinity Gradients
                                                                                                                      1. Productivity
                                                                                                                        1. Nursery Habitats
                                                                                                                        2. Mangrove Forests
                                                                                                                          1. Adaptations to Salinity
                                                                                                                            1. Root Systems
                                                                                                                              1. Coastal Protection
                                                                                                                              2. Rocky Intertidal Zones
                                                                                                                                1. Zonation Patterns
                                                                                                                                  1. Adaptations to Exposure
                                                                                                                                    1. Tidal Pool Communities
                                                                                                                                    2. Kelp Forests
                                                                                                                                      1. Structure and Productivity
                                                                                                                                        1. Associated Fauna
                                                                                                                                          1. Environmental Requirements
                                                                                                                                        2. Coral Reefs
                                                                                                                                          1. Reef Formation
                                                                                                                                            1. Fringing Reefs
                                                                                                                                              1. Barrier Reefs
                                                                                                                                                1. Atolls
                                                                                                                                                2. Reef Ecology
                                                                                                                                                  1. Biodiversity
                                                                                                                                                    1. Symbiotic Relationships
                                                                                                                                                      1. Keystone Species
                                                                                                                                                      2. Coral Bleaching
                                                                                                                                                        1. Causes of Bleaching
                                                                                                                                                          1. Temperature Stress
                                                                                                                                                            1. Recovery Processes
                                                                                                                                                          2. Open Ocean Ecosystems
                                                                                                                                                            1. Epipelagic Zone
                                                                                                                                                              1. Surface Communities
                                                                                                                                                                1. Photic Zone Productivity
                                                                                                                                                                2. Mesopelagic Zone
                                                                                                                                                                  1. Twilight Zone Adaptations
                                                                                                                                                                    1. Vertical Migration
                                                                                                                                                                    2. Adaptations to Open Ocean Life
                                                                                                                                                                      1. Swimming Adaptations
                                                                                                                                                                        1. Feeding Strategies
                                                                                                                                                                      2. Deep-Sea Ecosystems
                                                                                                                                                                        1. Aphotic Zone Communities
                                                                                                                                                                          1. Adaptations to Darkness
                                                                                                                                                                            1. Pressure Adaptations
                                                                                                                                                                              1. Food Scarcity Adaptations
                                                                                                                                                                              2. Hydrothermal Vent Communities
                                                                                                                                                                                1. Chemosynthetic Food Webs
                                                                                                                                                                                  1. Endemic Species
                                                                                                                                                                                    1. Symbiotic Relationships
                                                                                                                                                                                    2. Cold Seep Communities
                                                                                                                                                                                      1. Methane Utilization
                                                                                                                                                                                        1. Sulfide Utilization
                                                                                                                                                                                          1. Community Structure
                                                                                                                                                                                        2. Polar Ecosystems
                                                                                                                                                                                          1. Arctic Marine Life
                                                                                                                                                                                            1. Sea Ice Communities
                                                                                                                                                                                              1. Cold Adaptations
                                                                                                                                                                                                1. Seasonal Cycles
                                                                                                                                                                                                2. Antarctic Marine Life
                                                                                                                                                                                                  1. Krill-Based Food Webs
                                                                                                                                                                                                    1. Antifreeze Proteins
                                                                                                                                                                                                      1. Unique Adaptations

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