Term
| water in this area is laden with hydrogen sulfide, carbon dioxide and oxygen upon which specialized archaea and bactera live |
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Definition
| hydrothermal vent communities |
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| highly pressures, slightly hypersaline environment-home to over 798 species |
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Definition
| deep sea floor communities |
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Term
| area of fierce competition for food, living space, protection from predators, and mates |
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Definition
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| area of great biodiversity where organisms form within distinct "bands" of habitats |
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Definition
| rocky intertidal communities |
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Term
| most primary productivity comes from sea grasses and mangroves |
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Definition
| salt marsh and estuary communities |
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