Marine botany

Marine habitats
Littoral zone Intertidal zone Estuaries Kelp forests Coral reefs Ocean banks Continental shelf Neritic zone Straits Pelagic zone Oceanic zone Seamounts Hydrothermal vents Cold seeps Demersal zone Benthic zone

Marine botany is the study of aquatic plants and algae that live in seawater of the open ocean and the littoral zone, along shorelines of the intertidal zone, and in brackish water of estuaries.

It is a branch of marine biology and botany.

Marine ecology

Marine ecology and marine botany include:

See also

Aquatic plants
Aquatic ecology
"Aquatic Botany" — scientific journal
Phycology — study of algae
Index: Marine botany

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