Lesson 21: Marine Ecosystems

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• NOAA Program & Office:
  NMFS (National Marine Fisheries Service) ; Education and outreach
• Description:
  This lesson provides a primer on marine ecosystems. The lecture describes the different ocean zones and some common organisms that live in each zone. In the activity, students analyze abundance data for Chesapeake Bay blue crabs. They apply their knowledge of ecosystem interactions to hypothesize what trends in blue crab abundance might indicate about the Bay as an ecosystem.
• Keywords:
  Education Fisheries Marine Ecology Marine Ecosystem Management Marine Ecology Marine Ecosystem Management
• Series:
  NEMO Curriculum
• Document Type:
  Instructional Material
• Rights Information:
  Public Domain
• Compliance:
  Library
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:712b374d8f12c77c6066d71354594cd296fdbb74f55c85460a6199778ac229ae
• Download URL:
  https://repository.library.noaa.gov/view/noaa/16273/noaa_16273_DS1.pdf
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  [PDF - 689.61 KB ]