التعريف: Marine sediment that accumulates within shallow regions of the oceanic basin close to continents, such as the continental shelf, or continental slope
التعريف: An aquatic biome that comprises systems of open-ocean and unprotected coastal habitats, characterized by exposure to wave action, tidal fluctuation, and ocean currents as well as systems that largely resemble these. Water in the marine biome is generally within the salinity range of seawater: 30 to 38 ppt.
التعريف: Sciophilous marine macroalgal communities on hard substrates in the infralittoral and circalittoral zones of Mediterranean and Atlantic Ocean shores