Unit 2 Marine biology Study guide Sample Pages

Ecosystem diversity Definition the variety per unit area of ecosystems, comprising • the variety of habitats, • number of ecological niches, • trophic levels, • ecological processes and • the associated communities (per unit area). The largest scale of biodiversity. NASA composite view of Earth ecosystems By Reto Stöckli (land surface, shallow water, clouds) https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=306260 Page 22 Creative commons license by-sa 4.0 © The Moffatt Group Australia 2018 Sample pages