What Do Marine Biologists Do?

Life Forms

Plankton: Learn about the organisms that you see drift in the water of ponds, beaches and lakes.
Plants of the Sea : A fact sheet describing the microscopic animals and plants of the sea.
Marine Zooplankton : Images and descriptions of the marine group Zooplankton.
Virtual Copepod : An interactive virtual module of the copepod.

Aquatic Plants : A paper explaining the characteristics of the environment of aquatic plants, the types of plants in fresh water.
Rhodophyta: Rhodophyta is the scientific name for red algae. Jack Holt provides a description of the red algae.
Green Algae : A scientific guide to the plant that thrives in polluted water.
Seagrasses: This paper explains what makes some flowering plants seagrass.

Phylum Cnidaria : A guide to the diverse forms of jellyfish.
Ctenophores: A guide to ctenophores. These animals are found in the majority of marine habitats.
The Pompeii Worm : A collection of resources about the Pompeii worm.
Phylum Arthropoda : Provides a descriptive history of the species.
Porifera: A factsheet on sponges and other groups in the classification.

Fish Anatomy : Illustration of external fish anatomy.
External and Internal Fish Anatomy : A detailed description of the anatomy of the large mouth bass.
Electric Fish : Explains what is an electric fish and what makes them electric.
Bony Fish : Detailed description of bony fish and images describing the anatomy.

Green Sea Turtle : The largest hard-shelled sea turtle in the world and lives in warm tropical oceans.
Diamondback Terrapins : This species of turtle is the only turtle to live in habitats such as saltwater marshes, costal bays and lagoons in the United States.
Marine Iguanas : Learn about the behavior of these lizard like reptiles.
Australian Saltwater Crocodile : A classification fact sheet of the habitat, appearance and breeding behaviors of the Australian Saltwater Crocodile.

Sea Birds : A detailed description of the seabirds in the Galapagos region.
Seabird Flash Cards : 18 seabird flash cards providing informational fact sheets about each bird.
Glaucous-winged Gull : Image gallery of the Larus glaucescens.
Red-faced Cormorant : This seabird lives in the seas of the Alaskan coast.

Blue Whale : A description of the largest mammal and creature to ever live on earth.
Sirenia: This mammal is related to the elephant and is known as the sea cow.
Sea Otter : A classification fact sheet on the sea otter.
Sea Mammals : Descriptions of the 7 different sea mammals.
Polar Bear : This marine mammal lives only in the northern hemisphere.
Sea Lion : A brief summary about one of the rarest sea lion species in the world, the Australian sea lion.

Coral Reefs : A guide to all things coral reef from the importance to the conservation of coral reef.
Types of Reefs : A guide to the four types of coral reefs including a video.

The Deep Sea : Explains what the deep-sea is and the inhabitants that dwell in the deep-sea.
Pelagic Zone : A guide to the pelagic zone in the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary.
Deep Sea Habitats : An incredible amount of information and research studies about deep-sea habitats and adaptations.

California's Rocky Intertidal : A summary of the original article from the California Coastal Resource Guide. Illustrates the conditions of the Rocky intertidal zones.
Rocky Shores : A scientists perceptions and understanding of the ecological interactions of the Rocky shores.
Mangroves: Mangrove trees grow on tropical shores. This paper describes the tropical shores that house these forests.
Intertidal Zone : Describes the common habitat of marine animals and plant life in this zone.