It is now known to play a vital role in maintaining the functionality and productivity of ecosystems. The Census of Marine Life has published its reports on life in key regions of the sea (PLoS ONE, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0011871).We look at seven of the most diverse which ocean zone would be most damaged by the construction of a new resort. However, only around 1.2 million species have been identified and described so far, most ⦠It also makes habitats more resilient to environmental change. Biodiversity of the oceans. Biodiversity refers to every living thing, including plants, bacteria, animals, and humans. "The World Ocean (Oceanosphere) contains on the order of 1,340.7 million km3 of water, making up 1/800th of the total volume of the Earth (1,083.3 billion km3). Most animals in the abyssopelagic zone, located from 4,000 m down, are blind and colorless due to the complete lack of light. Our oceans comprise almost three quarters of the surface of the earth. For example, some divide terrestrial biomes up (taiga, grassland, temperate forest, etc) but consider the aquatic biome to be one type of biome, including deep ocean, coral reefs, and intertidal zones ⦠This is the most fertile zone comprising almost 90 percent of marine organisms. Scientists have estimated that there are around 8.7 million species of plants and animals in existence. The name, âabyssopelagicâ comes from the Greek meaning âbottomless abyssâ, in times where it was thought that the deep ocean never ended. Marine biodiversity â a vital resource > For a long time the significance of biological diversity in the worldâs oceans was unclear. It makes up less than 10% of the world's ocean area but contains 90% of all marine species & is the site of most large commercial marine fisheries. This surface layer is also called the sunlight zone and extends from the surface to 200 meters (660 feet). estuary. What is marine biodiversity? Biological diversity in the ocean is much greater than biodiversity on landâa staggering concept considering the abundance and variety of life on landâyet much more is known about terrestrial biodiversity. intertidal zone. Alternatively, the volume of fresh water is about 35.8 million km3. In its simplest form, biodiversity or biological diversity is therefore 'Life on Earth' and includes marine biodiversity 'Life in the Seas and Oceans.` The marine environment has a very high biodiversity because 32 out of the 33 described animal ⦠Its namesake â sargassum, a type of free-floating seaweed â and notoriously calm winds have âtrappedâ countless mariners, including the crew of Christopher Columbusâs Santa Maria.. For the past 500 years, most of the stories that have come from the Sargasso have ⦠Apart from this, there are other disphotic and photic zone where sunlight hardly or cannot percolate. The warm, nutrient-rich, shallow water that extends from the high-tide mark on land to the gently sloping, shallow edge of the continental shelf. Biodiversity is an all-inclusive term to describe the total variation among living organisms of our planet. The answer depends on how you define biomes and what you consider to be a biome. all the populations living in ⦠... which ecosystem has the greatest biodiversity. photic zone. It is in this zone that most of the visible light exists. Ocean environment is an environment consists of saline water or marine water which contains millions of ecosystem and biodiversity mysteries, most of them have not been revealed. It is called photic duo to the availability of sunlight for photosynthesis. Layers of the Ocean Epipelagic Zone. The Sargasso Sea, an area of the Atlantic Ocean between the Caribbean and Bermuda, has bedeviled sailors for centuries. which zone would support the greatest variety of coral reef ecosystems? With the light comes heating from sun. The answer depends on how you define biomes and what you consider to be a biome. Hence, the aphotic zone of the ocean is known as âBiological deserts.â