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'''Marine biology''' is the [[Research|study]] of any [[life|living]] plant or [[animal]] in the [[sea]]. [[Ocean|Marine]] [[biologist]]s are the people who study it. Like other scientists, marine biologists must know a lot about the creatures they are studying. They also must understand how the sea works. The study of how the sea works is [[oceanography]].
'''Marine biology''' is the [[Research|study]] of any [[life|living]] plant or [[animal]] in the [[sea]]. [[Ocean|Marine]] [[biologist]]s study it. Like other scientists, marine biologists must know a lot about the creatures they are studying. They also must understand how the sea works. The study of how the sea works is [[oceanography]].
==History==
== History ==
During the [[Age of Discovery]] many more ships sailed far from home. Captain [[James Cook]]. He went around the world twice while finding new discoveries. Another person who helped is [[Charles Darwin]], known for the Theory of [[Evolution]]. He helped a lot in marine biology. His [[expedition]]s aboard the HMS Beagle from [[1831]]-[[1836]] to collect marine organisms.
During the [[Age of Discovery]] many ships sailed far from home. Captain [[James Cook]] went twice around the world and discovered new places. Another person who helped is [[Charles Darwin]], known for the Theory of [[Evolution]]. He worked in marine biology. His [[expedition]]s aboard the HMS Beagle from 1831{{ndash}}1836 collected marine organisms. Several other people also made important voyages. [[Alfred Russel Wallace]] spent much of his younger life travelling the world and recording the plants and animals he saw.
==Marine Animals==
== Marine animals ==
Marine animals include [[squid]]s, [[coral]]s, [[whale]]s and [[fish]]. Marine plants include [[sea grass]]es and [[algae]]. The [[Census of Marine Life]] was a ten-year project of marine biology.
Marine animals include [[squid]]s, [[coral]]s, [[whale]]s and [[fish]]. Marine plants include [[sea grass]]es and [[algae]]. The [[Census of Marine Life]] was a ten-year project of marine biology.
The lion-fish has a pattern of [[red]], [[white]], cream, or black stripes. This fish is an invasive species. This means that it should not be in as many waters as it is. Another animal is the clownfish is usually orange, or [[yellow]], and [[black]] and white stripes. They are part of the Amphiprioninae family.
== Marine biologist ==
== Marine biologist ==
Previous education is a [[bachelor's degree]] in biology, followed by at least an [[MSc]] in marine biology.
Previous education is a [[bachelor's degree]] in biology, followed by at least an [[MSc]] in marine biology.
The ocean is large and marine biologists work in many subfields like zoology, invertebrate, ichthyology, and physiology. Other subfields study physical traits like scales, scales, or eyes. Biologists also study [[animal behavior]].
The ocean is large and marine biologists work in many subfields like zoology, invertebrate, ichthyology, and physiology. Others study physical traits like scales, scales, or eyes. Biologists also study [[animal behavior]].
== Marine Biology Media ==
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File:BlueMarble-2001-2002.jpg|Marine biology studies species that live in [[marine habitat]]s. Most of the Earth's surface is covered by [[ocean]], which is the home to [[marine life]]. Oceans average nearly four kilometers in-depth and are fringed with coastlines that run for about [[Coastline paradox|360,000 kilometres]].
File:Tide pools in santa cruz.jpg|Tide pools with sea stars and [[sea anemone]]
File:Urdaibai, Bizkaia, Euskal Herria.jpg|Estuaries have shifting flows of sea water and fresh water.
File:Maldivesfish2.jpg|[[Coral reef]]s form complex marine ecosystems with tremendous [[biodiversity]].
File:Representative ocean animal life.jpg|Some representative ocean animal life (not drawn to scale) within their approximate depth-defined ecological habitats. [[Marine microorganisms]] exist on the surfaces and within the tissues and organs of the diverse life inhabiting the ocean, across all ocean habitats.
File:Humpback stellwagen edit.jpg|The open ocean is the area of deep sea beyond the [[continental shelves]].
File:Deep sea chimaera.jpg|A deep-sea chimaera. Its snout is covered with tiny pores capable of detecting animals by perturbations in electric fields.
[[Sian Henley]] is a famous marine biologist from Scotland.
File:Scyliorhinus retifer embryo.JPG|[[Aristotle's biology|Aristotle]] recorded that the [[embryo]] of [[Mustelus canis|a dogfish]] was attached by a cord to a kind of placenta (the [[yolk sac]]).
File:Challenger.jpg|{{center|{{HMS|Challenger|1858|6}} during its [[Challenger expedition|pioneer expedition]] of 1872–76}}
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== Other websites ==
== Other websites ==
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* [https://utmsi.utexas.edu/academics/undergraduate/what-is-marine-biology What is marine biology?] -[[University of Texas]]
* [https://utmsi.utexas.edu/academics/undergraduate/what-is-marine-biology What is marine biology?] -[[University of Texas]]
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[[Category:Branches of biology]]
[[Category:Biological oceanography]]