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  ESTUARY ECOSYSTEM ·        An Estuary or Translational water is an area where a freshwater river or stream meets the Ocean. ·     In Estuaries, the salty ocean mixes with a freshwater river, resulting in Brackish water (salinity varies between 0 - 35 ppt). Brackish water is somewhat salty, but not as salty as the ocean. ·        Examples of Estuaries are River mouths, Coastal bays, Tidal marshes, Lagoons and Deltas. ·       India has 14 major, 44 medium and 162 minor rivers drains into the sea through various Estuaries. LIFE IN ESTUARY ECOSYSTEM ·     Only certain types of plants and animals adapted to the “brackish” estuarine waters. Factors influencing the distribution of organism in an Estuary are its Salinity and the amount of Flooding. ·       In general, the Phytoplankton of estuaries are Diatoms, Dinoflagel...

  MARINE ECOSYSTEM ·        Marine ecosystems make up the largest aquatic system in the world covering more than 70 percent of the planet. ·        Marine ecosystems are considered to be the habitats that complete the large system from the shores to the dark sea floor. ·        Just like every other ecosystem in the world, the aquatic ecosystems rely on each other for maintaining a balanced Marine ecosystem. ·        The marine ecosystems are important to the world, because without them, the marine life would not have and protection from predators, which could eventually make the marine life go extinct. ·        Economically, marine systems support billions of dollars worth of capture fisheries, aquaculture, offshore oil and gas, and trade and shipping. TYPES OF MARINE ECOSYSTEM a)      Rocky shore ec...