Marine food web

<h2 id="food-chains-and-trophic-levels">Food chains and trophic levels</h2>

Main articles: <a href="/facts/Food_chain/mvDKQTGu">food chain</a> and <a href="/facts/Trophic_levels/tHMpgkUC">trophic levels</a>
<a href="/facts/Food_web/YaakLo08">Food webs</a> are built from <a href="/facts/Food_chain/mvDKQTGu">food chains</a>. All forms of life in the sea have the potential to become food for another life form. In the ocean, a food chain typically starts with energy from the sun powering <a href="/facts/Phytoplankton/tK5MUIkA">phytoplankton</a>, and follows a course such as:

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phytoplankton → herbivorous zooplankton → carnivorous zooplankton → <a href="/facts/Filter_feeder/hmVLwWB5">filter feeder</a> → predatory vertebrate

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<a href="/facts/Phytoplankton/tK5MUIkA">Phytoplankton</a> don't need other organisms for food, because they have the ability to manufacture their own food directly from inorganic carbon, using sunlight as their energy source. This process is called <a href="/facts/Photosynthesis/TMV7w693">photosynthesis</a>, and results in the phytoplankton converting naturally occurring carbon into <a href="/facts/Protoplasm/lNN5ImPn">protoplasm</a>. For this reason, phytoplankton are said to be the <a href="/facts/Primary_producer/UDc8bzqD">primary producers</a> at the bottom or the first level of the marine food chain. Since they are at the first level they are said to have a <a href="/facts/Trophic_level/tHMpgkUC">trophic level</a> of 1 (from the <a href="/facts/Greek_language/pzDd6eIz">Greek</a> trophē meaning food). Phytoplankton are then consumed at the next trophic level in the food chain by microscopic animals called zooplankton.
<a href="/facts/Zooplankton/9omoIP2d">Zooplankton</a> constitute the second trophic level in the food chain, and include microscopic one-celled organisms called <a href="/facts/Protozoa/JczTf25H">protozoa</a> as well as small <a href="/facts/Crustacean/PBobIVJP">crustaceans</a>, such as <a href="/facts/Copepod/TkVLaj0c">copepods</a> and <a href="/facts/Krill/q11notjt">krill</a>, and the <a href="/facts/Larva/GKo2FIew">larva</a> of fish, squid, lobsters and crabs. Organisms at this level can be thought of as <a href="/facts/Primary_consumer/me4YFdQA">primary consumers</a>.
In turn, the smaller herbivorous zooplankton are consumed by larger carnivorous zooplankters, such as larger predatory protozoa and <a href="/facts/Krill/q11notjt">krill</a>, and by <a href="/facts/Forage_fish/RJUKYJPb">forage fish</a>, which are small, <a href="/facts/Shoaling_and_schooling/vFAw9F75">schooling</a>, <a href="/facts/Filter_feeding/hmVLwWB5">filter-feeding</a> fish. This makes up the third trophic level in the food chain.

The fourth trophic level consists of <a href="/facts/Predatory_fish/WXX1rbDj">predatory fish</a>, <a href="/facts/Marine_mammal/WCoC2ye8">marine mammals</a> and <a href="/facts/Seabird/zmMQPeEU">seabirds</a> that consume forage fish. Examples are <a href="/facts/Swordfish/yjNzRNBE">swordfish</a>, <a href="/facts/Pinniped/8ya4Lzek">seals</a> and <a href="/facts/Gannet/S9WHbBPC">gannets</a>.
Apex predators, such as <a href="/facts/Orca/AaDEqz8T">orcas</a>, which can consume seals, and <a href="/facts/Shortfin_mako_shark/knkzwqKU">shortfin mako sharks</a>, which can consume swordfish, make up a fifth trophic level. <a href="/facts/Baleen_whale/hYfEGyEK">Baleen whales</a> can consume zooplankton and krill directly, leading to a food chain with only three or four trophic levels.
In practice, trophic levels are <a href="/facts/Trophic_level/tHMpgkUC">not usually simple integers</a> because the same consumer species often feeds across more than one trophic level.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:1" href="#fn:1">1</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:2" href="#fn:2">2</a> For example, a large <a href="/facts/Marine_vertebrate/V5sSJJBt">marine vertebrate</a> may eat smaller predatory fish but may also eat filter feeders; the <a href="/facts/Stingray/rIXU6X38">stingray</a> eats <a href="/facts/Crustacean/PBobIVJP">crustaceans</a>, but the <a href="/facts/Hammerhead_shark/1mr5Uy4E">hammerhead</a> eats both crustaceans and stingrays. Animals can also eat each other; the <a href="/facts/Cod/khIBy59d">cod</a> eats smaller cod as well as <a href="/facts/Crayfish/aXYaXaV8">crayfish</a>, and crayfish eat cod larvae. The feeding habits of a juvenile animal, and, as a consequence, its trophic level, can change as it grows up.
The fisheries scientist <a href="/facts/Daniel_Pauly/0JsBKSFT">Daniel Pauly</a> sets the values of trophic levels to one in primary producers and <a href="/facts/Detritus/8IjhrXA6">detritus</a>, two in herbivores and detritivores (primary consumers), three in secondary consumers, and so on. The definition of the trophic level, TL, for any consumer species is<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:3" href="#fn:3">3</a>

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2.0 and 5.0. The upper value, 5.0, is unusual, even for large fish,<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:4" href="#fn:4">4</a> though it occurs in apex predators of marine mammals, such as polar bears and killer whales.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:5" href="#fn:5">5</a> As a point of contrast, humans have a mean trophic level of about 2.21, about the same as a pig or an anchovy.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:6" href="#fn:6">6</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:7" href="#fn:7">7</a>

<h2 id="by-taxon">By taxon</h2>
<h3>Primary producers</h3>

Further information: <a href="/facts/Marine_primary_production/ukC0nbTQ">Marine primary production</a>
At the base of the ocean food web are single-celled algae and other plant-like organisms known as <a href="/facts/Phytoplankton/tK5MUIkA">phytoplankton</a>. Phytoplankton are a group of microscopic <a href="/facts/Autotroph/UDc8bzqD">autotrophs</a> divided into a diverse assemblage of <a href="/facts/Taxonomic_group/caQC1e87">taxonomic groups</a> based on <a href="/facts/Morphology_(biology)/Nl3B0myy">morphology</a>, size, and pigment type. Marine phytoplankton mostly inhabit <a href="/facts/Epipelagic_zone/pTrzLGG5">sunlit surface waters</a> as <a href="/facts/Photoautotroph/I1KGoVhw">photoautotrophs</a>, and require nutrients such as nitrogen and phosphorus, as well as sunlight to fix carbon and produce oxygen. However, some marine phytoplankton inhabit the deep sea, often near <a href="/facts/Deep_sea_vent/0xPqNUkY">deep sea vents</a>, as <a href="/facts/Chemoautotroph/Uxca0Fab">chemoautotrophs</a> which use inorganic electron sources such as <a href="/facts/Hydrogen_sulfide/UbCqjMMk">hydrogen sulfide</a>, <a href="/facts/Iron(II)_oxide/H9V7S3MG">ferrous iron</a> and <a href="/facts/Ammonia/MtLtJFtz">ammonia</a>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:8" href="#fn:8">8</a>
An ecosystem cannot be understood without knowledge of how its food web determines the flow of materials and energy. Phytoplankton autotrophically produces biomass by converting <a href="/facts/Inorganic_compound/TfFfzxSz">inorganic compounds</a> into <a href="/facts/Organic_compound/gqCNaN45">organic</a> ones. In this way, phytoplankton functions as the foundation of the marine food web by supporting all other life in the ocean. The second central process in the marine food web is the <a href="/facts/Microbial_loop/cqzYwkWf">microbial loop</a>. This loop degrades <a href="/facts/Marine_bacteria/7YUMDznj">marine bacteria</a> and <a href="/facts/Marine_archaea/7YUMDznj">archaea</a>, <a href="/facts/Remineralise/jqr6FrfB">remineralises</a> organic and inorganic matter, and then recycles the products either within the pelagic food web or by depositing them as <a href="/facts/Marine_sediment/0HfKDgDI">marine sediment</a> on the seafloor.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:9" href="#fn:9">9</a>
Marine phytoplankton form the basis of the marine food web, account for approximately half of global carbon fixation and oxygen production by photosynthesis<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:10" href="#fn:10">10</a> and are a key link in the global carbon cycle.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:11" href="#fn:11">11</a> Like plants on land, phytoplankton use <a href="/facts/Chlorophyll/1Sb0NyyM">chlorophyll</a> and other <a href="/facts/Light-harvesting_pigment/BHJeRbId">light-harvesting pigments</a> to carry out <a href="/facts/Photosynthesis/TMV7w693">photosynthesis</a>, absorbing atmospheric carbon dioxide to produce sugars for fuel. Chlorophyll in the water changes the way the water reflects and absorbs sunlight, allowing scientists to map the amount and location of phytoplankton. These measurements give scientists valuable insights into the health of the ocean environment, and help scientists study the <a href="/facts/Ocean_carbon_cycle/MVR8oewo">ocean carbon cycle</a>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:12" href="#fn:12">12</a>
If phytoplankton dies before it is eaten, it descends through the <a href="/facts/Euphotic_zone/pTrzLGG5">euphotic zone</a> as part of the <a href="/facts/Marine_snow/mLM6Ea24">marine snow</a> and settles into the depths of sea. In this way, phytoplankton sequester about 2 billion tons of carbon dioxide into the ocean each year, causing the ocean to become a sink of carbon dioxide holding about 90% of all sequestered carbon.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:13" href="#fn:13">13</a> The ocean produces about half of the world's oxygen and stores 50 times more carbon dioxide than the atmosphere.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:14" href="#fn:14">14</a>

Among the phytoplankton are members from a phylum of bacteria called <a href="/facts/Cyanobacteria/S8bKxIU9">cyanobacteria</a>. Marine cyanobacteria include the smallest known photosynthetic organisms. The smallest of all, <a href="/facts/Prochlorococcus/jYP90jxU">Prochlorococcus</a>, is just 0.5 to 0.8 micrometres across.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:15" href="#fn:15">15</a> In terms of individual numbers, Prochlorococcus is possibly the most plentiful species on Earth: a single millilitre of surface seawater can contain 100,000 cells or more. Worldwide there are estimated to be several <a href="/facts/Octillion/J8c2407m">octillion</a> (1027) individuals.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:16" href="#fn:16">16</a> Prochlorococcus is ubiquitous between 40°N and 40°S and dominates in the <a href="/facts/Oligotroph/qmpb5YCK">oligotrophic</a> (nutrient poor) regions of the oceans.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:17" href="#fn:17">17</a> The bacterium accounts for about 20% of the oxygen in the Earth's atmosphere.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:18" href="#fn:18">18</a>

In oceans, most <a href="/facts/Primary_production/14RzcF5E">primary production</a> is performed by <a href="/facts/Algae/U1ftVKU3">algae</a>. This is a contrast to on land, where most primary production is performed by <a href="/facts/Vascular_plants/5nWI2huT">vascular plants</a>. Algae ranges from single floating cells to attached <a href="/facts/Seaweeds/thLwLBk8">seaweeds</a>, while vascular plants are represented in the ocean by groups such as the <a href="/facts/Seagrass/3DcPAsCr">seagrasses</a> and the <a href="/facts/Mangrove/JreUUsuG">mangroves</a>. Larger producers, such as seagrasses and <a href="/facts/Seaweed/thLwLBk8">seaweeds</a>, are mostly confined to the <a href="/facts/Littoral/nVG7Qk4s">littoral</a> zone and shallow waters, where they <a href="/facts/Holdfast_(biology)/qjSkDEob">attach</a> to the underlying substrate and are still within the <a href="/facts/Photic_zone/pTrzLGG5">photic zone</a>. But most of the primary production by algae is performed by the phytoplankton.
Thus, in ocean environments, the first bottom trophic level is occupied principally by <a href="/facts/Phytoplankton/tK5MUIkA">phytoplankton</a>, microscopic drifting organisms, mostly <a href="/facts/One-celled/pysJYcE2">one-celled</a> <a href="/facts/Algae/U1ftVKU3">algae</a>, that float in the sea. Most phytoplankton are too small to be seen individually with the <a href="/facts/Naked_eye/ePEIa0lK">unaided eye</a>. They can appear as a (often green) discoloration of the water when they are present in high enough numbers. Since they increase their biomass mostly through photosynthesis they live in the sun-lit surface layer (<a href="/facts/Photic_zone/pTrzLGG5">euphotic zone</a>) of the sea.
The most important groups of phytoplankton include the <a href="/facts/Diatom/x2oEcP1P">diatoms</a> and <a href="/facts/Dinoflagellate/jcQuSgM3">dinoflagellates</a>. Diatoms are especially important in oceans, where according to some estimates they contribute up to 45% of the total ocean's primary production.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:19" href="#fn:19">19</a> Diatoms are usually <a href="/facts/Microscope/ldJp0CI3">microscopic</a>, although some species can reach up to 2 millimetres in length.

<h3>Primary consumers</h3>

The second trophic level (<a href="/facts/Primary_consumer/me4YFdQA">primary consumers</a>) is occupied by <a href="/facts/Zooplankton/9omoIP2d">zooplankton</a> which feed off the <a href="/facts/Phytoplankton/tK5MUIkA">phytoplankton</a>. Together with the phytoplankton, they form the base of the food pyramid that supports most of the world's great fishing grounds. Many zooplankton are tiny animals found with the phytoplankton in <a href="/facts/Ocean/8W8lYgjD">oceanic</a> <a href="/facts/Photic_zone/pTrzLGG5">surface waters</a>, and include tiny <a href="/facts/Crustacean/PBobIVJP">crustaceans</a>, and fish larvae and <a href="/facts/Spawn_(biology)/nYF12vfX">fry</a> (recently hatched fish). Most zooplankton are <a href="/facts/Filter_feeder/hmVLwWB5">filter feeders</a>, and they use appendages to strain the phytoplankton in the water. Some larger zooplankton also feed on smaller zooplankton. Some zooplankton can jump about a bit to avoid predators, but they can't really swim. Like phytoplankton, they float with the currents, tides and winds instead. Zooplankton can reproduce rapidly, their populations can increase up to thirty per cent a day under favourable conditions. Many live short and productive lives and reach maturity quickly.
The <a href="/facts/Oligotrich/yHNBPH8m">oligotrichs</a> are a group of <a href="/facts/Ciliate/UREaeHEc">ciliates</a> which have prominent oral <a href="/facts/Cilia/C9l436HM">cilia</a> arranged like a collar and lapel. They are very common in marine plankton communities, usually found in concentrations of about one per millilitre. They are the most important herbivores in the sea, the first link in the food chain.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:20" href="#fn:20">20</a>
Other particularly important groups of zooplankton are the <a href="/facts/Copepod/TkVLaj0c">copepods</a> and <a href="/facts/Krill/q11notjt">krill</a>. <a href="/facts/Copepod/TkVLaj0c">Copepods</a> are a group of small <a href="/facts/Crustacean/PBobIVJP">crustaceans</a> found in ocean and <a href="/facts/Fresh_water/xMP2TxwI">freshwater</a> <a href="/facts/Habitat_(ecology)/zo1DN2gA">habitats</a>. They are the biggest source of protein in the sea,<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:21" href="#fn:21">21</a> and are important prey for forage fish. <a href="/facts/Krill/q11notjt">Krill</a> constitute the next biggest source of protein. Krill are particularly large predator zooplankton which feed on smaller zooplankton. This means they really belong to the third trophic level, secondary consumers, along with the forage fish.

Together, <a href="/facts/Phytoplankton/tK5MUIkA">phytoplankton</a> and <a href="/facts/Zooplankton/9omoIP2d">zooplankton</a> make up most of the <a href="/facts/Plankton/WGo3LU9T">plankton</a> in the sea. Plankton is the term applied to any small drifting <a href="/facts/Organism/j8JkL09u">organisms</a> that float in the sea (<a href="/facts/Greek_language/pzDd6eIz">Greek</a> planktos = wanderer or drifter). By definition, organisms classified as plankton are unable to swim against ocean currents; they cannot resist the ambient current and control their position. In ocean environments, the first two trophic levels are occupied mainly by <a href="/facts/Plankton/WGo3LU9T">plankton</a>. Plankton can be divided into producers and consumers. The producers are the phytoplankton (Greek phyton = plant) and the consumers, who eat the phytoplankton, are the zooplankton (Greek zoon = animal).
<a href="/facts/Jellyfish/oLmExpvU">Jellyfish</a> are slow swimmers, and most species form part of the plankton. Traditionally, jellyfish have been viewed as trophic dead ends. With <a href="/facts/Body_plan/TykqU5bY">body plans</a> largely based on water, they were typically considered to have a limited impact on marine ecosystems, attracting the attention of specialized predators such as the <a href="/facts/Ocean_sunfish/pq46nU6a">ocean sunfish</a> and the <a href="/facts/Leatherback_sea_turtle/Mg8e2UbB">leatherback sea turtle</a>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:22" href="#fn:22">22</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:23" href="#fn:23">23</a> That view has recently been challenged. Jellyfish, and more generally <a href="/facts/Gelatinous_zooplankton/PxQqB9nE">gelatinous zooplankton</a> which include <a href="/facts/Salp/AnUHSCaz">salps</a> and <a href="/facts/Ctenophore/3eGCj2e8">ctenophores</a>, are very diverse, fragile with no hard parts, difficult to see and monitor, subject to rapid population swings and often live inconveniently far from shore or deep in the ocean. It is difficult for scientists to detect and analyse jellyfish in the guts of predators, since they turn to mush when eaten and are rapidly digested.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:24" href="#fn:24">24</a> But jellyfish bloom in vast numbers, and it has been shown they form major components in the diets of <a href="/facts/Tuna/7HtBI9EL">tuna</a>, <a href="/facts/Tetrapturus/BuTpXdpw">spearfish</a> and <a href="/facts/Swordfish/yjNzRNBE">swordfish</a> as well as various birds and invertebrates such as <a href="/facts/Octopus/z5uokKFF">octopus</a>, <a href="/facts/Sea_cucumber/1ruJ7ePx">sea cucumbers</a>, <a href="/facts/Crab/GvkhXnSK">crabs</a> and <a href="/facts/Amphipod/cCNathWY">amphipods</a>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:25" href="#fn:25">25</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:26" href="#fn:26">26</a> "Despite their low energy density, the contribution of jellyfish to the energy budgets of predators may be much greater than assumed because of rapid digestion, low capture costs, availability, and selective feeding on the more energy-rich components. Feeding on jellyfish may make marine predators susceptible to ingestion of plastics."<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:27" href="#fn:27">27</a>

<h3>Higher order consumers</h3>

Marine invertebrates
Fish
<ul><li><a href="/facts/Forage_fish/RJUKYJPb">Forage fish</a>: Forage fish occupy central positions in the ocean <a href="/facts/Food_web/YaakLo08">food webs</a>. The organisms it eats are at a lower <a href="/facts/Trophic_level/tHMpgkUC">trophic level</a>, and the organisms that eat it are at a higher trophic level. Forage fish occupy middle levels in the food web, serving as a dominant prey to higher level fish, seabirds and mammals.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:28" href="#fn:28">28</a></li>
<li><a href="/facts/Predator_fish/WXX1rbDj">Predator fish</a></li>
<li><a href="/facts/Ground_fish/WqoGaBHp">Ground fish</a></li></ul>
Other marine vertebrates
In 2010, researchers found whales carry nutrients from the depths of the ocean back to the surface using a process they called the <a href="/facts/Whale_pump/czu2GzR0">whale pump</a>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:29" href="#fn:29">29</a> Whales feed at deeper levels in the ocean where <a href="/facts/Krill/q11notjt">krill</a> is found, but return regularly to the surface to breathe. There whales <a href="/facts/Whale_faeces/czu2GzR0">defecate a liquid</a> rich in nitrogen and iron. Instead of sinking, the liquid stays at the surface where <a href="/facts/Phytoplankton/tK5MUIkA">phytoplankton</a> consume it. In the Gulf of Maine, the whale pump provides more nitrogen than the rivers.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:30" href="#fn:30">30</a>

<h3>Microorganisms</h3>

See also: <a href="/facts/Marine_microorganisms/71gu0Lyr">marine microorganisms</a>, <a href="/facts/Microbial_loop/cqzYwkWf">microbial loop</a>, <a href="/facts/Microbial_food_web/c6eN2AFl">microbial food web</a>, <a href="/facts/Viral_shunt/mu3oEcPh">viral shunt</a>, <a href="/facts/Marine_microbial_symbiosis/W2GtlNRj">marine microbial symbiosis</a>, and <a href="/facts/Marine_prokaryotes/7YUMDznj">marine prokaryotes § Roles in marine food webs</a>
There has been increasing recognition in recent years that <a href="/facts/Marine_microorganism/71gu0Lyr">marine microorganisms</a> play much bigger roles in marine ecosystems than was previously thought. Developments in <a href="/facts/Metagenomics/GWFeMd7z">metagenomics</a> gives researchers an ability to reveal previously hidden diversities of microscopic life, offering a powerful lens for viewing the microbial world and the potential to revolutionise understanding of the living world.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:31" href="#fn:31">31</a> <a href="/facts/DNA_barcoding_in_diet_assessment/D1XNs6vu">Metabarcoding dietary analysis</a> techniques are being used to reconstruct food webs at higher levels of <a href="/facts/Taxonomic_resolution/gtkyL80c">taxonomic resolution</a> and are revealing deeper complexities in the web of interactions.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:32" href="#fn:32">32</a>
<a href="/facts/Microorganism/pysJYcE2">Microorganisms</a> play key roles in marine food webs. The <a href="/facts/Viral_shunt/mu3oEcPh">viral shunt</a> pathway is a mechanism that prevents marine microbial <a href="/facts/Particulate_organic_matter/UmarC7By">particulate organic matter</a> (POM) from migrating up <a href="/facts/Trophic_level/tHMpgkUC">trophic levels</a> by recycling them into <a href="/facts/Dissolved_organic_matter/VV0f9HnQ">dissolved organic matter</a> (DOM), which can be readily taken up by microorganisms.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:33" href="#fn:33">33</a> Viral shunting helps maintain diversity within the microbial ecosystem by preventing a single species of marine microbe from dominating the micro-environment.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:34" href="#fn:34">34</a> The DOM recycled by the viral shunt pathway is comparable to the amount generated by the other main sources of marine DOM.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:35" href="#fn:35">35</a>
In general, <a href="/facts/Dissolved_organic_carbon/VV0f9HnQ">dissolved organic carbon</a> (DOC) is introduced into the ocean environment from bacterial lysis, the leakage or exudation of fixed carbon from phytoplankton (e.g., mucilaginous exopolymer from <a href="/facts/Diatom/x2oEcP1P">diatoms</a>), sudden cell senescence, <a href="/facts/Sloppy_feeding/9omoIP2d">sloppy feeding</a> by zooplankton, the excretion of waste products by aquatic animals, or the breakdown or dissolution of organic particles from terrestrial plants and soils.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:36" href="#fn:36">36</a> Bacteria in the <a href="/facts/Microbial_loop/cqzYwkWf">microbial loop</a> decompose this particulate detritus to utilize this energy-rich matter for growth. Since more than 95% of organic matter in marine ecosystems consists of polymeric, high <a href="/facts/Molecular_weight/FWueGMed">molecular weight</a> (HMW) compounds (e.g., protein, polysaccharides, lipids), only a small portion of total <a href="/facts/Dissolved_organic_matter/VV0f9HnQ">dissolved organic matter</a> (DOM) is readily utilizable to most marine organisms at higher trophic levels. This means that dissolved organic carbon is not available directly to most marine organisms; marine bacteria introduce this organic carbon into the food web, resulting in additional energy becoming available to higher trophic levels.

Viruses
See also: <a href="/facts/Marine_viruses/5lnhPJCH">marine viruses</a>
<a href="/facts/Virus/mf88Bcbl">Viruses</a> are the "most abundant biological entities on the planet",<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:37" href="#fn:37">37</a> particularly in the oceans which occupy over 70% of the Earth's surface.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:38" href="#fn:38">38</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:39" href="#fn:39">39</a> The realisation in 1989 that there are typically about 100 <a href="/facts/Marine_viruses/5lnhPJCH">marine viruses</a> in every millilitre of seawater<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:40" href="#fn:40">40</a> gave impetus to understand their diversity and role in the marine environment.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:41" href="#fn:41">41</a> Viruses are now considered to play key roles in marine ecosystems by controlling <a href="/facts/Microbial_community/Hwdct7KL">microbial community</a> dynamics, host metabolic status, and <a href="/facts/Biogeochemical_cycling/3vG5KBu4">biogeochemical cycling</a> via <a href="/facts/Lysis/th8pXeEn">lysis of hosts</a>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:42" href="#fn:42">42</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:43" href="#fn:43">43</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:44" href="#fn:44">44</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:45" href="#fn:45">45</a>
A giant marine virus <a href="/facts/CroV/u4c8dNls">CroV</a> infects and causes the death by <a href="/facts/Lysis/th8pXeEn">lysis</a> of the marine zooflagellate <a href="/facts/Cafeteria_roenbergensis/rdgREAAk">Cafeteria roenbergensis</a>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:46" href="#fn:46">46</a> This impacts coastal ecology because <a href="/facts/Cafeteria_roenbergensis/rdgREAAk">Cafeteria roenbergensis</a> feeds on bacteria found in the water. When there are low numbers of <a href="/facts/Cafeteria_roenbergensis/rdgREAAk">Cafeteria roenbergensis</a> due to extensive CroV infections, the bacterial populations rise exponentially.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:47" href="#fn:47">47</a> The impact of <a href="/facts/CroV/u4c8dNls">CroV</a> on natural populations of C. roenbergensis remains unknown; however, the virus has been found to be very host specific, and does not infect other closely related organisms.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:48" href="#fn:48">48</a> Cafeteria roenbergensis is also infected by a second virus, the <a href="/facts/Mavirus_virophage/l8RI1ovM">Mavirus virophage</a>, which is a <a href="/facts/Satellite_virus/obJFbcsB">satellite virus</a>, meaning it is able to replicate only in the presence of another specific virus, in this case in the presence of CroV.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:49" href="#fn:49">49</a> This virus interferes with the replication of CroV, which leads to the survival of C. roenbergensis cells. <a href="/facts/Mavirus/l8RI1ovM">Mavirus</a> is able to integrate into the genome of cells of C. roenbergensis, and thereby confer immunity to the population.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:50" href="#fn:50">50</a>

<h3>Fungi</h3>
Main article: <a href="/facts/Marine_fungi/aPIXW52n">Marine fungi</a>
Parasitic <a href="/facts/Chytrid/EEn8uquv">chytrids</a> can transfer material from large inedible phytoplankton to zooplankton. Chytrids <a href="/facts/Zoospore/TjpX7rnQ">zoospores</a> are excellent food for zooplankton in terms of size (2–5 μm in diameter), shape, nutritional quality (rich in <a href="/facts/Polyunsaturated_fatty_acid/hvHwC43j">polyunsaturated fatty acids</a> and <a href="/facts/Cholesterol/TnfPlYc1">cholesterols</a>). Large colonies of host phytoplankton may also be fragmented by chytrid infections and become edible to zooplankton.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:51" href="#fn:51">51</a>

<a href="/facts/Parasitic/HWPcgky7">Parasitic</a> fungi, as well as <a href="/facts/Saprotrophic/sJkDfrJW">saprotrophic</a> fungi, directly assimilate phytoplankton organic carbon. By releasing <a href="/facts/Zoospore/TjpX7rnQ">zoospores</a>, the fungi bridge the trophic linkage to <a href="/facts/Zooplankton/9omoIP2d">zooplankton</a>, known as the <a href="/facts/Mycoloop/aPIXW52n">mycoloop</a>. By modifying the <a href="/facts/Particulate_organic_carbon/UmarC7By">particulate</a> and <a href="/facts/Dissolved_organic_carbon/VV0f9HnQ">dissolved organic carbon</a>, they can affect bacteria and the <a href="/facts/Microbial_loop/cqzYwkWf">microbial loop</a>. These processes may modify <a href="/facts/Marine_snow/mLM6Ea24">marine snow</a> chemical composition and the subsequent functioning of the <a href="/facts/Biological_carbon_pump/FlDk7rSf">biological carbon pump</a>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:52" href="#fn:52">52</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:53" href="#fn:53">53</a>

<h2 id="by-habitat">By habitat</h2>
<h3>Pelagic webs</h3>

For pelagic ecosystems, Legendre and Rassoulzadagan proposed in 1995 a continuum of trophic pathways with the herbivorous food-chain and <a href="/facts/Microbial_loop/cqzYwkWf">microbial loop</a> as food-web end members.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:54" href="#fn:54">54</a> The classical linear food-chain end-member involves grazing by zooplankton on larger phytoplankton and subsequent predation on zooplankton by either larger zooplankton or another predator. In such a linear food-chain a predator can either lead to high phytoplankton <a href="/facts/Biomass_(ecology)/A5rDsUax">biomass</a> (in a system with phytoplankton, herbivore and a predator) or reduced phytoplankton biomass (in a system with four levels). Changes in predator abundance can, thus, lead to <a href="/facts/Trophic_cascade/MNXI4cJJ">trophic cascades</a>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:55" href="#fn:55">55</a> The microbial loop end-member involves not only phytoplankton, as basal resource, but also <a href="/facts/Dissolved_organic_carbon/VV0f9HnQ">dissolved organic carbon</a>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:56" href="#fn:56">56</a> Dissolved organic carbon is used by heterotrophic bacteria for growth are predated upon by larger zooplankton. Consequently, dissolved organic carbon is transformed, via a bacterial-microzooplankton loop, to zooplankton. These two end-member carbon processing pathways are connected at multiple levels. Small phytoplankton can be consumed directly by microzooplankton.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:57" href="#fn:57">57</a>
As illustrated in the diagram on the right, dissolved organic carbon is produced in multiple ways and by various organisms, both by primary producers and consumers of organic carbon. DOC release by primary producers occurs passively by leakage and actively during unbalanced growth during nutrient limitation.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:58" href="#fn:58">58</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:59" href="#fn:59">59</a> Another direct pathway from phytoplankton to dissolved organic pool involves <a href="/facts/Viral_lysis/th8pXeEn">viral lysis</a>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:60" href="#fn:60">60</a> <a href="/facts/Marine_viruses/5lnhPJCH">Marine viruses</a> are a major cause of phytoplankton mortality in the ocean, particularly in warmer, low-latitude waters. <a href="/facts/Sloppy_feeding/9omoIP2d">Sloppy feeding</a> by herbivores and incomplete digestion of prey by consumers are other sources of dissolved organic carbon. Heterotrophic microbes use extracellular enzymes to solubilize <a href="/facts/Particulate_organic_carbon/UmarC7By">particulate organic carbon</a> and use this and other dissolved organic carbon resources for growth and maintenance. Part of the microbial heterotrophic production is used by microzooplankton; another part of the heterotrophic community is subject to intense viral lysis and this causes release of dissolved organic carbon again. The efficiency of the microbial loop depends on multiple factors but in particular on the relative importance of predation and viral lysis to the mortality of heterotrophic microbes.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:61" href="#fn:61">61</a>

Scientists are starting to explore in more detail the largely unknown twilight zone of the <a href="/facts/Mesopelagic/C9y5cjVA">mesopelagic</a>, 200 to 1,000 metres deep. This layer is responsible for removing about 4 billion tonnes of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere each year. The mesopelagic layer is inhabited by most of the marine fish <a href="/facts/Biomass_(ecology)/A5rDsUax">biomass</a>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:62" href="#fn:62">62</a>
According to a 2017 study, <a href="/facts/Narcomedusae/F2r91YWl">narcomedusae</a> consume the greatest diversity of mesopelagic prey, followed by <a href="/facts/Physonect/mEVzGNE6">physonect</a> <a href="/facts/Siphonophore/eWY9zmjw">siphonophores</a>, <a href="/facts/Ctenophore/3eGCj2e8">ctenophores</a> and <a href="/facts/Cephalopod/80GlMxHG">cephalopods</a>. The importance of the so-called "jelly web" is only beginning to be understood, but it seems medusae, ctenophores and siphonophores can be key predators in deep pelagic food webs with ecological impacts similar to predator fish and squid. Traditionally gelatinous predators were thought ineffectual providers of marine trophic pathways, but they appear to have substantial and integral roles in deep pelagic food webs.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:63" href="#fn:63">63</a> <a href="/facts/Diel_vertical_migration/q7gBSIDk">Diel vertical migration</a>, an important active transport mechanism, allows <a href="/facts/Mesozooplankton/9omoIP2d">mesozooplankton</a> to sequester carbon dioxide from the atmosphere as well as supply carbon needs for other mesopelagic organisms.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:64" href="#fn:64">64</a>
A 2020 study reported that by 2050 global warming could be spreading in the deep ocean seven times faster than it is now, even if emissions of greenhouse gases are cut. Warming in <a href="/facts/Mesopelagic/C9y5cjVA">mesopelagic</a> and deeper layers could have major consequences for the deep ocean food web, since ocean species will need to move to stay at survival temperatures.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:65" href="#fn:65">65</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:66" href="#fn:66">66</a>

<ul><li><a href="https://theconversation.com/fish-in-the-twilight-cast-new-light-on-ocean-ecosystem-22987">Fish in the twilight cast new light on ocean ecosystem</a> The Conversation, 10 February 2014.</li>
<li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2015/06/30/science/bristlemouth-ocean-deep-sea-cyclothone.html">An Ocean Mystery in the Trillions</a> The New York Times, 29 June 2015.</li>
<li>Mesopelagic fishes - <a href="/facts/Malaspina_Expedition_2010/1VGcsFVI">Malaspina circumnavigation expedition</a> of 2010.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:67" href="#fn:67">67</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:68" href="#fn:68">68</a></li></ul>

<h3>At the ocean surface</h3>
See also: <a href="/facts/Ocean_surface_ecosystem/IE1UEnH0">Ocean surface ecosystem</a> and <a href="/facts/Sea_surface_microlayer/X8Sjjeeb">Sea surface microlayer</a>

Ocean surface habitats sit at the interface between the ocean and the atmosphere. The <a href="/facts/Biofilm/zg93x2w4">biofilm-like</a> habitat at the surface of the ocean harbours surface-dwelling microorganisms, commonly referred to as <a href="/facts/Neuston/5cY0xLxa">neuston</a>. This vast air–water interface sits at the intersection of major air–water exchange processes spanning more than 70% of the global surface area . Bacteria in the surface microlayer of the ocean, the so-called <a href="/facts/Bacterioneuston/X8Sjjeeb">bacterioneuston</a>, are of interest due to practical applications such as air-sea gas exchange of greenhouse gases, production of climate-active marine aerosols, and remote sensing of the ocean.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:69" href="#fn:69">69</a> Of specific interest is the production and degradation of <a href="/facts/Surfactant/zgVX6g8o">surfactants</a> (surface active materials) via microbial biochemical processes. Major sources of surfactants in the open ocean include phytoplankton,<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:70" href="#fn:70">70</a> terrestrial runoff, and deposition from the atmosphere.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:71" href="#fn:71">71</a>
Unlike coloured algal blooms, surfactant-associated bacteria may not be visible in ocean colour imagery. Having the ability to detect these "invisible" surfactant-associated bacteria using <a href="/facts/Synthetic_aperture_radar/MJbDGvTh">synthetic aperture radar</a> has immense benefits in all-weather conditions, regardless of cloud, fog, or daylight.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:72" href="#fn:72">72</a> This is particularly important in very high winds, because these are the conditions when the most intense air-sea gas exchanges and marine aerosol production take place. Therefore, in addition to colour satellite imagery, SAR satellite imagery may provide additional insights into a global picture of biophysical processes at the boundary between the ocean and atmosphere, air-sea greenhouse gas exchanges and production of climate-active marine aerosols.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:73" href="#fn:73">73</a>

<h3>At the ocean floor</h3>

Further information: <a href="/facts/Hydrothermal_vent_microbial_communities/5vhsH8x1">Hydrothermal vent microbial communities</a> and <a href="/facts/Benthic-pelagic_coupling/RcF2IyjU">Benthic-pelagic coupling</a>
Ocean floor (<a href="/facts/Benthic/N3lM6P7I">benthic</a>) habitats sit at the interface between the ocean and the interior of the Earth.

Seeps and vents

<h3>Coastal webs</h3>
See also: <a href="/facts/Marine_coastal_ecosystem/thPh931d">Marine coastal ecosystem</a>

Coastal waters include the waters in <a href="/facts/Estuaries/WmkSInmK">estuaries</a> and over <a href="/facts/Continental_shelves/dpgHAR4U">continental shelves</a>. They occupy about 8 per cent of the total ocean area<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:74" href="#fn:74">74</a> and account for about half of all the ocean productivity. The key nutrients determining <a href="/facts/Eutrophication/rqXhQYyt">eutrophication</a> are nitrogen in coastal waters and phosphorus in lakes. Both are found in high concentrations in <a href="/facts/Guano/5qlRUtsV">guano</a> (seabird feces), which acts as a fertilizer for the surrounding ocean or an adjacent lake. <a href="/facts/Uric_acid/gPMSfLcT">Uric acid</a> is the dominant nitrogen compound, and during its mineralization different nitrogen forms are produced.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:75" href="#fn:75">75</a>
Ecosystems, even those with seemingly distinct borders, rarely function independently of other adjacent systems.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:76" href="#fn:76">76</a> Ecologists are increasingly recognizing the important effects that cross-ecosystem transport of energy and nutrients have on plant and animal populations and communities.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:77" href="#fn:77">77</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:78" href="#fn:78">78</a> A well known example of this is how seabirds concentrate marine-derived nutrients on breeding islands in the form of feces (guano) which contains ≈15–20% nitrogen (N), as well as 10% phosphorus.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:79" href="#fn:79">79</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:80" href="#fn:80">80</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:81" href="#fn:81">81</a> These nutrients dramatically alter terrestrial ecosystem functioning and dynamics and can support increased primary and secondary productivity.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:82" href="#fn:82">82</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:83" href="#fn:83">83</a> However, although many studies have demonstrated nitrogen enrichment of terrestrial components due to guano deposition across various taxonomic groups,<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:84" href="#fn:84">84</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:85" href="#fn:85">85</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:86" href="#fn:86">86</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:87" href="#fn:87">87</a> only a few have studied its retroaction on marine ecosystems and most of these studies were restricted to temperate regions and high nutrient waters.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:88" href="#fn:88">88</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:89" href="#fn:89">89</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:90" href="#fn:90">90</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:91" href="#fn:91">91</a> In the tropics, coral reefs can be found adjacent to islands with large populations of breeding seabirds, and could be potentially affected by local nutrient enrichment due to the transport of seabird-derived nutrients in surrounding waters. Studies on the influence of guano on tropical marine ecosystems suggest nitrogen from guano enriches seawater and reef primary producers.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:92" href="#fn:92">92</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:93" href="#fn:93">93</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:94" href="#fn:94">94</a>
Reef building corals have essential nitrogen needs and, thriving in nutrient-poor tropical waters<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:95" href="#fn:95">95</a> where nitrogen is a major limiting nutrient for primary productivity,<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:96" href="#fn:96">96</a> they have developed specific adaptations for conserving this element. Their establishment and maintenance are partly due to their symbiosis with unicellular dinoflagellates, Symbiodinium spp. (zooxanthellae), that can take up and retain dissolved inorganic nitrogen (ammonium and nitrate) from the surrounding waters.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:97" href="#fn:97">97</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:98" href="#fn:98">98</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:99" href="#fn:99">99</a> These zooxanthellae can also recycle the animal wastes and subsequently transfer them back to the coral host as amino acids,<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:100" href="#fn:100">100</a> ammonium or urea.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:101" href="#fn:101">101</a> Corals are also able to ingest nitrogen-rich sediment particles<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:102" href="#fn:102">102</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:103" href="#fn:103">103</a> and plankton.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:104" href="#fn:104">104</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:105" href="#fn:105">105</a> Coastal eutrophication and excess nutrient supply can have strong impacts on corals, leading to a decrease in skeletal growth,<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:106" href="#fn:106">106</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:107" href="#fn:107">107</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:108" href="#fn:108">108</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:109" href="#fn:109">109</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:110" href="#fn:110">110</a>

In the diagram above on the right: (1) ammonification produces NH3 and NH4+ and (2) nitrification produces NO3− by NH4+ oxidation. (3) under the alkaline conditions, typical of the seabird feces, the NH3 is rapidly volatilised and transformed to NH4+, (4) which is transported out of the colony, and through wet-deposition exported to distant ecosystems, which are eutrophised. The phosphorus cycle is simpler and has reduced mobility. This element is found in a number of chemical forms in the seabird fecal material, but the most mobile and bioavailable is <a href="/facts/Orthophosphate/jAvA75lM">orthophosphate</a>, (5) which can be <a href="/facts/Leaching_(chemistry)/hQ5JQhpF">leached</a> by subterranean or superficial waters.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:111" href="#fn:111">111</a>

<a href="/facts/DNA_barcoding/gtkyL80c">DNA barcoding</a> can be used to construct food web structures with better taxonomic resolution at the web nodes. This provides more specific species identification and greater clarity about exactly who eats whom. "DNA barcodes and DNA information may allow new approaches to the construction of larger interaction webs, and overcome some hurdles to achieving adequate sample size".<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:112" href="#fn:112">112</a>
A newly applied method for species identification is <a href="/facts/DNA_metabarcoding/TYVuG9PV">DNA metabarcoding</a>. Species identification via <a href="/facts/Morphology_(biology)/Nl3B0myy">morphology</a> is relatively difficult and requires a lot of time and expertise.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:113" href="#fn:113">113</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:114" href="#fn:114">114</a> <a href="/facts/High_throughput_sequencing/hsPsNCQW">High throughput sequencing</a> DNA metabarcoding enables taxonomic assignment and therefore identification for the complete sample regarding the group specific <a href="/facts/Primer_(molecular_biology)/I3fBfwte">primers</a> chosen for the previous DNA <a href="/facts/Polymerase_chain_reaction/G0jWzJy1">amplification</a>.

<ul><li><a href="/facts/Microbial_DNA_barcoding/p14e9mCv">Microbial DNA barcoding</a></li>
<li><a href="/facts/Algae_DNA_barcoding/XEuFulIB">Algae DNA barcoding</a></li>
<li><a href="/facts/Fish_DNA_barcoding/NEw9Fhze">Fish DNA barcoding</a></li>
<li><a href="/facts/DNA_barcoding_in_diet_assessment/D1XNs6vu">DNA barcoding in diet assessment</a></li>
<li><a href="/facts/Kelp_forest/gQH0vcFF">Kelp forests</a></li>
<li>Byrnes, J.E., Reynolds, P.L. and Stachowicz, J.J. (2007) "Invasions and extinctions reshape coastal marine food webs". PLOS ONE, 2(3): e295. <a href="/facts/Doi_(identifier)/muM9Etpq">doi</a>:<a href="https://doi.org/10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0000295">10.1371/journal.pone.0000295</a></li></ul>

<h3>Polar webs</h3>

Arctic and Antarctic marine systems have very different <a href="/facts/Marine_topography/FQdopCYb">topographical structures</a> and as a consequence have very different food web structures.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:115" href="#fn:115">115</a> Both Arctic and Antarctic pelagic food webs have characteristic energy flows controlled largely by a few key species. But there is no single generic web for either. Alternative pathways are important for resilience and maintaining energy flows. However, these more complicated alternatives provide less energy flow to upper trophic-level species. "Food-web structure may be similar in different regions, but the individual species that dominate mid-trophic levels vary across polar regions".<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:116" href="#fn:116">116</a>

Arctic

The Arctic food web is complex. The loss of sea ice can ultimately affect the entire food web, from algae and plankton to fish to mammals. The <a href="/facts/Effects_of_climate_change/M5EvHf14">impact of climate change</a> on a particular species can ripple through a food web and affect a wide range of other organisms... Not only is the decline of sea ice impairing polar bear populations by reducing the extent of their primary habitat, it is also negatively impacting them via food web effects. Declines in the duration and extent of sea ice in the Arctic leads to declines in the abundance of ice algae, which thrive in nutrient-rich pockets in the ice. These algae are eaten by zooplankton, which are in turn eaten by Arctic cod, an important food source for many marine mammals, including seals. Seals are eaten by polar bears. Hence, declines in ice algae can contribute to declines in polar bear populations.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:117" href="#fn:117">117</a>
In 2020 researchers reported that measurements over the last two decades on <a href="/facts/Marine_primary_production/ukC0nbTQ">primary production</a> in the <a href="/facts/Arctic_Ocean/l6HS3QyV">Arctic Ocean</a> show an increase of nearly 60% due to higher concentrations of <a href="/facts/Phytoplankton/tK5MUIkA">phytoplankton</a>. They hypothesize that new nutrients are flowing in from other oceans and suggest this means the Arctic Ocean may be able to support <a href="/facts/Trophic_level/tHMpgkUC">higher trophic level production</a> and additional <a href="/facts/Carbon_fixation/JqvfmCdH">carbon fixation</a> in the future.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:118" href="#fn:118">118</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:119" href="#fn:119">119</a>

Antarctic

<h4>Polar microorganisms</h4>
In addition to the varied topographies and in spite of an extremely cold climate, polar aquatic regions are teeming with <a href="/facts/Marine_microorganism/71gu0Lyr">microbial life</a>. Even in sub-glacial regions, cellular life has adapted to these extreme environments where perhaps there are traces of early microbes on Earth. As grazing by <a href="/facts/Macrofauna/sMqPFxVD">macrofauna</a> is limited in most of these polar regions, viruses are being recognised for their role as important agents of mortality, thereby influencing the <a href="/facts/Marine_biogeochemical_cycle/XfJ2xfJI">biogeochemical cycling</a> of <a href="/facts/Nutrient_cycle/S57nuGbQ">nutrients</a> that, in turn, impact community dynamics at seasonal and spatial scales.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:120" href="#fn:120">120</a>
Microorganisms are at the heart of Arctic and Antarctic food webs. These polar environments contain a diverse range of <a href="/facts/Marine_bacteria/7YUMDznj">bacterial</a>, <a href="/facts/Marine_archaea/7YUMDznj">archaeal</a>, and <a href="/facts/Marine_protist/NhlTVnhL">eukaryotic</a> microbial communities that, along with <a href="/facts/Marine_viruses/5lnhPJCH">viruses</a>, are important components of the polar ecosystems.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:121" href="#fn:121">121</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:122" href="#fn:122">122</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:123" href="#fn:123">123</a> They are found in a range of habitats, including <a href="/facts/Subglacial_lake/unJdI7jX">subglacial lakes</a> and <a href="/facts/Cryoconite/9hASA75A">cryoconite holes</a>, making the cold biomes of these polar regions replete with metabolically diverse microorganisms and sites of active biogeochemical cycling.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:124" href="#fn:124">124</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:125" href="#fn:125">125</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:126" href="#fn:126">126</a> These environments, that cover approximately one-fifth of the surface of the Earth and that are inhospitable to human life, are home to unique microbial communities.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:127" href="#fn:127">127</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:128" href="#fn:128">128</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:129" href="#fn:129">129</a> The resident microbiota of the two regions has a similarity of only about 30%—not necessarily surprising given the limited connectivity of the polar oceans and the difference in freshwater supply, coming from <a href="/facts/Glacial_melting/SYU7KHgg">glacial melts</a> and rivers that drain into the Southern Ocean and the Arctic Ocean, respectively.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:130" href="#fn:130">130</a> The separation is not just by distance: Antarctica is surrounded by the Southern Ocean that is driven by the strong <a href="/facts/Antarctic_Circumpolar_Current/ahv1m7k3">Antarctic Circumpolar Current</a>, whereas the Arctic is ringed by landmasses. Such different topographies resulted as the two continents moved to the opposite polar regions of the planet ≈40–25 million years ago. Magnetic and gravity data point to the evolution of the Arctic, driven by the <a href="/facts/Amerasian/3VnCwoUt">Amerasian</a> and <a href="/facts/Eurasian/KlLI9GDM">Eurasian</a> basins, from 145 to 161 million years ago to a cold polar region of water and ice surrounded by land.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:131" href="#fn:131">131</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:132" href="#fn:132">132</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:133" href="#fn:133">133</a> Antarctica was formed from the breakup of the super-continent, <a href="/facts/Gondwana/zqbAvsnY">Gondwana</a>, a landmass surrounded by the Southern Ocean.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:134" href="#fn:134">134</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:135" href="#fn:135">135</a> The Antarctic continent is permanently covered with <a href="/facts/Glacial_ice/8GrKVUSS">glacial ice</a>, with only 0.4% of its area comprising exposed land dotted with lakes and ponds.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:136" href="#fn:136">136</a>
Microbes, both <a href="/facts/Marine_prokaryote/7YUMDznj">prokaryotic</a> and <a href="/facts/Marine_protist/NhlTVnhL">eukaryotic</a> that are present in these environments, are largely different between the two poles.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:137" href="#fn:137">137</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:138" href="#fn:138">138</a> For example, 78% of bacterial <a href="/facts/Operational_taxonomic_unit/UENjkMJX">operational taxonomic units</a> (OTUs) of surface water communities of the <a href="/facts/Southern_Ocean/F15W9ADT">Southern Ocean</a> and 70% of the <a href="/facts/Arctic_Ocean/l6HS3QyV">Arctic Ocean</a> are unique to each pole.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:139" href="#fn:139">139</a> Polar regions are variable in time and space—analysis of the V6 region of the <a href="/facts/SSU_rRNA/Bv2N1XLz">small subunit (SSU) rRNA gene</a> has resulted in about 400,000 <a href="/facts/Gene_sequence/e1swwPY6">gene sequences</a> and over 11,000 OTUs from 44 polar samples of the Arctic and the Southern Ocean. These OTUs cluster separately for the two polar regions and, additionally, exhibit significant differences in just the polar <a href="/facts/Bacterioplankton/He8e75IJ">bacterioplankton</a> communities from different environments (coastal and open ocean) and different seasons.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:140" href="#fn:140">140</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:141" href="#fn:141">141</a>
The polar regions are characterised by truncated food webs, and the role of viruses in ecosystem function is likely to be even greater than elsewhere in the marine food web. Their diversity is still relatively under-explored, and the way in which they affect polar communities is not well understood,<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:142" href="#fn:142">142</a> particularly in nutrient cycling.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:143" href="#fn:143">143</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:144" href="#fn:144">144</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:145" href="#fn:145">145</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:146" href="#fn:146">146</a>

<h2 id="foundation-and-keystone-species">Foundation and keystone species</h2>

The concept of a <a href="/facts/Foundation_species/acMnJxpe">foundation species</a> was introduced in 1972 by <a href="/facts/Paul_K._Dayton/DWjwPyfX">Paul K. Dayton</a>,<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:147" href="#fn:147">147</a> who applied it to certain members of marine <a href="/facts/Invertebrate/3CyqCVnN">invertebrate</a> and <a href="/facts/Algae/U1ftVKU3">algae</a> communities. It was clear from studies in several locations that there were a small handful of species whose activities had a disproportionate effect on the rest of the marine community and they were therefore key to the resilience of the community. Dayton's view was that focusing on foundation species would allow for a simplified approach to more rapidly understand how a community as a whole would react to disturbances, such as pollution, instead of attempting the extremely difficult task of tracking the responses of all community members simultaneously.
Foundation species are species that have a dominant role structuring an <a href="/facts/Community_(ecology)/HnQwVCdz">ecological community</a>, shaping its environment and defining its ecosystem. Such ecosystems are often named after the foundation species, such as seagrass meadows, oyster beds, coral reefs, kelp forests and mangrove forests.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:148" href="#fn:148">148</a> For example, the <a href="/facts/Red_mangrove/pfYwwbFf">red mangrove</a> is a common foundation species in mangrove forests. The mangrove's root provides nursery grounds for young fish, such as <a href="/facts/Northern_red_snapper/33dRov3k">snapper</a>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:149" href="#fn:149">149</a> A foundation species can occupy any trophic level in a food web but tend to be a producer.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:150" href="#fn:150">150</a>

The concept of the <a href="/facts/Keystone_species/JE5sSY3X">keystone species</a> was introduced in 1969 by the zoologist <a href="/facts/Robert_T._Paine_(zoologist)/299Dsamd">Robert T. Paine</a>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:151" href="#fn:151">151</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:152" href="#fn:152">152</a> Paine developed the concept to explain his observations and experiments on the relationships between <a href="/facts/Marine_invertebrate/Dt72Kb7s">marine invertebrates</a> of the <a href="/facts/Intertidal_zone/grnBDVQ3">intertidal zone</a> (between the high and low tide lines), including <a href="/facts/Starfish/6JWBux0o">starfish</a> and <a href="/facts/Mussel/SNdrkjfl">mussels</a>. Some <a href="/facts/Sea_stars/6JWBux0o">sea stars</a> prey on <a href="/facts/Sea_urchin/RQrB6XTH">sea urchins</a>, <a href="/facts/Mussel/SNdrkjfl">mussels</a>, and other <a href="/facts/Shellfish/JjTSlMgw">shellfish</a> that have no other natural predators. If the sea star is removed from the ecosystem, the mussel population explodes uncontrollably, driving out most other species.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:153" href="#fn:153">153</a>
Keystone species are species that have large effects, disproportionate to their numbers, within ecosystem food webs.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:154" href="#fn:154">154</a> An ecosystem may experience a dramatic shift if a keystone species is removed, even though that species was a small part of the ecosystem by measures of <a href="/facts/Biomass_(ecology)/A5rDsUax">biomass</a> or <a href="/facts/Productivity_(ecology)/7n16XIMf">productivity</a>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:155" href="#fn:155">155</a> <a href="/facts/Sea_otters/KgMcBvHx">Sea otters</a> limit the damage sea urchins inflict on <a href="/facts/Kelp_forest/gQH0vcFF">kelp forests</a>. When the sea otters of the North American west coast were hunted commercially for their fur, their numbers fell to such low levels that they were unable to control the sea urchin population. The urchins in turn grazed the <a href="/facts/Holdfast_(biology)/qjSkDEob">holdfasts</a> of <a href="/facts/Kelp/XGohrJEJ">kelp</a> so heavily that the kelp forests largely disappeared, along with all the species that depended on them. Reintroducing the sea otters has enabled the kelp ecosystem to be restored.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:156" href="#fn:156">156</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:157" href="#fn:157">157</a>

<h2 id="topological-position">Topological position</h2>
See also: <a href="/facts/Marine_coastal_ecosystem/thPh931d">Marine coastal ecosystem § Network ecology</a>
Networks of trophic interactions can provide a lot of information about the functioning of marine ecosystems. Beyond feeding habits, three additional traits (mobility, size, and habitat) of various organisms can complement this trophic view.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:158" href="#fn:158">158</a>

In order to sustain the proper functioning of ecosystems, there is a need to better understand the simple question asked by Lawton in 1994: What do species do in ecosystems?<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:159" href="#fn:159">159</a> Since ecological roles and food web positions are not independent,<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:160" href="#fn:160">160</a> the question of what kind of species occupy various of network positions needs to be asked.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:161" href="#fn:161">161</a> Since the very first attempts to identify keystone species,<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:162" href="#fn:162">162</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:163" href="#fn:163">163</a> there has been an interest in their place in food webs.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:164" href="#fn:164">164</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:165" href="#fn:165">165</a> First they were suggested to have been top predators, then also plants, herbivores, and parasites.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:166" href="#fn:166">166</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:167" href="#fn:167">167</a> For both community ecology and conservation biology, it would be useful to know where are they in complex trophic networks.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:168" href="#fn:168">168</a>
An example of this kind of <a href="/facts/Network_theory/m6CQovwm">network analysis</a> is shown in the diagram, based on data from a marine food web.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:169" href="#fn:169">169</a> It shows relationships between the topological positions of web nodes and the mobility values of the organism's involved. The web nodes are shape-coded according to their mobility, and colour-coded using indices which emphasise (A) bottom-up groups (sessile and drifters), and (B) groups at the top of the food web.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:170" href="#fn:170">170</a>
The relative importance of organisms varies with time and space, and looking at large databases may provide general insights into the problem. If different kinds of organisms occupy different types of network positions, then adjusting for this in food web modelling will result in more reliable predictions. Comparisons of <a href="/facts/Centrality/4n24KqLt">centrality indices</a> with each other (the similarity of <a href="/facts/Degree_centrality/4n24KqLt">degree centrality</a> and <a href="/facts/Closeness_centrality/E5quJD8g">closeness centrality</a>,<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:171" href="#fn:171">171</a> keystone and keystoneness indexes,<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:172" href="#fn:172">172</a> and centrality indices versus <a href="/facts/Trophic_level/tHMpgkUC">trophic level</a> (most high-centrality species at medium trophic levels)<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:173" href="#fn:173">173</a> were done to better understand critically important positions of organisms in food webs. Extending this interest by adding trait data to trophic groups helps the biological interpretation of the results. Relationships between centrality indices have been studied for other network types as well, including habitat networks.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:174" href="#fn:174">174</a>
<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:175" href="#fn:175">175</a> With large databases and new statistical analyses, questions like these can be re-investigated and knowledge can be updated.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:176" href="#fn:176">176</a>

<h2 id="cryptic-interactions">Cryptic interactions</h2>

Further information: <a href="/facts/Auxotrophy/N0gVSzJV">Auxotrophy</a> and <a href="/facts/Mixotrophy/S7ePtbLm">Mixotrophy</a>
Cryptic interactions, interactions which are "hidden in plain sight", occur throughout the marine planktonic foodweb but are currently largely overlooked by established methods, which mean large‐scale data collection for these interactions is limited. Despite this, current evidence suggests some of these interactions may have perceptible impacts on foodweb dynamics and model results. Incorporation of cryptic interactions into models is especially important for those interactions involving the transport of nutrients or energy.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:177" href="#fn:177">177</a>
The diagram illustrates the material fluxes, populations, and molecular pools that are impacted by five cryptic interactions: <a href="/facts/Mixotrophy/S7ePtbLm">mixotrophy</a>, <a href="/facts/Ontogenetic/ckqaQlL7">ontogenetic</a> and species differences, microbial cross‐feeding, <a href="/facts/Auxotrophy/N0gVSzJV">auxotrophy</a> and cellular carbon partitioning. These interactions may have synergistic effects as the regions of the food web that they impact overlap. For example, cellular carbon partition in phytoplankton can affect both downstream pools of organic matter utilised in microbial cross‐feeding and exchanged in cases of auxotrophy, as well as prey selection based on ontogenetic and species differences.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:178" href="#fn:178">178</a>
Simplifications such as "zooplankton consume phytoplankton", "phytoplankton take up inorganic nutrients", "gross primary production determines the amount of carbon available to the food web", etc. have helped scientists explain and model general interactions in the aquatic environment. Traditional methods have focused on quantifying and qualifying these generalisations, but rapid advancements in genomics, sensor detection limits, experimental methods, and other technologies in recent years have shown that generalisation of interactions within the plankton community may be too simple. These enhancements in technology have exposed a number of interactions which appear as cryptic because bulk sampling efforts and experimental methods are biased against them.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:179" href="#fn:179">179</a>

<h2 id="complexity-and-stability">Complexity and stability</h2>
See also: <a href="/facts/Ecological_complexity/YE8upuJU">Ecological complexity</a> and <a href="/facts/Ecological_stability/qkNzq739">Ecological stability</a>

<a href="/facts/Food_web/YaakLo08">Food webs</a> provide a framework within which a complex network of predator–prey interactions can be organised. A food web model is a network of <a href="/facts/Food_chain/mvDKQTGu">food chains</a>. Each food chain starts with a <a href="/facts/Primary_producer/UDc8bzqD">primary producer</a> or <a href="/facts/Autotroph/UDc8bzqD">autotroph</a>, an organism, such as an alga or a plant, which is able to manufacture its own food. Next in the chain is an organism that feeds on the primary producer, and the chain continues in this way as a string of successive predators. The organisms in each chain are grouped into <a href="/facts/Trophic_level/tHMpgkUC">trophic levels</a>, based on how many links they are removed from the primary producers. The length of the chain, or trophic level, is a measure of the number of species encountered as energy or nutrients move from plants to top predators.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:180" href="#fn:180">180</a> <a href="/facts/Food_energy/TtuzDgbX">Food energy</a> flows from one organism to the next and to the next and so on, with some energy being lost at each level. At a given trophic level there may be one species or a group of species with the same predators and prey.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:181" href="#fn:181">181</a>
In 1927, <a href="/facts/Charles_Sutherland_Elton/lyyMcJYK">Charles Elton</a> published an influential synthesis on the use of food webs, which resulted in them becoming a central concept in ecology.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:182" href="#fn:182">182</a> In 1966, interest in food webs increased after <a href="/facts/Robert_T._Paine_(zoologist)/299Dsamd">Robert Paine's</a> experimental and descriptive study of intertidal shores, suggesting that food web complexity was key to maintaining species diversity and ecological stability.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:183" href="#fn:183">183</a> Many theoretical ecologists, including <a href="/facts/Robert_May%2c_Baron_May_of_Oxford/sg59CXwr">Robert May</a> and <a href="/facts/Stuart_Pimm/YW7qYuqF">Stuart Pimm</a>, were prompted by this discovery and others to examine the mathematical properties of food webs. According to their analyses, complex food webs should be less stable than simple food webs.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:184" href="#fn:184">184</a>: 75–77 <a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:185" href="#fn:185">185</a>: 64  The apparent paradox between the complexity of food webs observed in nature and the mathematical fragility of food web models is currently an area of intensive study and debate. The paradox may be due partially to conceptual differences between persistence of a food web and equilibrial <a href="/facts/Ecological_stability/qkNzq739">stability</a> of a food web.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:186" href="#fn:186">186</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:187" href="#fn:187">187</a>
A <a href="/facts/Trophic_cascade/MNXI4cJJ">trophic cascade</a> can occur in a food web if a trophic level in the web is suppressed.
For example, a top-down cascade can occur if predators are effective enough in predation to reduce the abundance, or alter the behavior, of their <a href="/facts/Prey/JEGdrX3f">prey</a>, thereby releasing the next lower trophic level from predation. A top-down cascade is a trophic cascade where the top consumer/predator controls the <a href="/facts/Primary_consumer/me4YFdQA">primary consumer</a> population. In turn, the primary producer population thrives. The removal of the top predator can alter the food web dynamics. In this case, the primary consumers would overpopulate and exploit the primary producers. Eventually there would not be enough primary producers to sustain the consumer population. Top-down food web stability depends on competition and predation in the higher trophic levels. Invasive species can also alter this cascade by removing or becoming a top predator. This interaction may not always be negative. Studies have shown that certain invasive species have begun to shift cascades; and as a consequence, ecosystem degradation has been repaired.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:188" href="#fn:188">188</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:189" href="#fn:189">189</a> An example of a cascade in a complex, open-ocean ecosystem occurred in the northwest <a href="/facts/Atlantic_Ocean/EI4uChIb">Atlantic</a> during the 1980s and 1990s. The removal of <a href="/facts/Atlantic_cod/fVS3SFjI">Atlantic cod</a> (Gadus morhua) and other ground fishes by sustained <a href="/facts/Overfishing/fAxN80Jo">overfishing</a> resulted in increases in the abundance of the prey species for these ground fishes, particularly smaller <a href="/facts/Forage_fish/RJUKYJPb">forage fishes</a> and invertebrates such as the northern <a href="/facts/Chionoecetes/lHEJIQBw">snow crab</a> (Chionoecetes opilio) and northern <a href="/facts/Shrimp/QeWUDe2b">shrimp</a> (Pandalus borealis). The increased abundance of these prey species altered the community of <a href="/facts/Zooplankton/9omoIP2d">zooplankton</a> that serve as food for smaller fishes and invertebrates as an indirect effect.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:190" href="#fn:190">190</a> Top-down cascades can be important for understanding the knock-on effects of removing <a href="/facts/Apex_predator/dl0Jyy8Q">top predators</a> from food webs, as humans have done in many places through <a href="/facts/Hunting/z1XhJdB2">hunting</a> and <a href="/facts/Fishing/EBVEPvhI">fishing</a>.
In a bottom-up cascade, the population of primary producers will always control the increase/decrease of the energy in the higher trophic levels. Primary producers are plants, phytoplankton and zooplankton that require photosynthesis. Although light is important, primary producer populations are altered by the amount of nutrients in the system. This food web relies on the availability and limitation of resources. All populations will experience growth if there is initially a large amount of nutrients.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:191" href="#fn:191">191</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:192" href="#fn:192">192</a>

<h2 id="terrestrial-comparisons">Terrestrial comparisons</h2>

Marine environments can have inversions in their biomass pyramids. In particular, the biomass of consumers (copepods, krill, shrimp, forage fish) is generally larger than the biomass of primary producers. Because of this inversion, it is the <a href="/facts/Zooplankton/9omoIP2d">zooplankton</a> that make up most of the marine animal <a href="/facts/Biomass_(ecology)/A5rDsUax">biomass</a>. As <a href="/facts/Primary_consumer/me4YFdQA">primary consumers</a>, zooplankton are the crucial link between the primary producers (mainly phytoplankton) and the rest of the marine food web (<a href="/facts/Secondary_consumer/q6h6aSqe">secondary consumers</a>);<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:193" href="#fn:193">193</a> the ocean's primary producers are mostly tiny phytoplankton which have <a href="/facts/R-strategist/QrfKyXlE">r-strategist</a> traits of growing and reproducing rapidly, so a small mass can have a fast rate of primary production.
In contrast, many terrestrial primary producers, such as mature forests, have <a href="/facts/K-strategist/QrfKyXlE">K-strategist</a> traits of growing and reproducing slowly, so a much larger mass is needed to achieve the same rate of primary production. The rate of production divided by the average amount of biomass that achieves it is known as an organism's Production/Biomass (P/B) ratio.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:194" href="#fn:194">194</a> Production is measured in terms of the amount of movement of mass or energy per area per unit of time. In contrast, the biomass measurement is in units of mass per unit area or volume. The P/B ratio utilizes inverse time units (example: 1/month). This ratio allows for an estimate of the amount of energy flow compared to the amount of biomass at a given trophic level, allowing for demarcations to be made between trophic levels. The P/B ratio most commonly decreases as trophic level and organismal size increases, with small, ephemeral organisms containing a higher P/B ratio than large, long-lasting ones.
Examples: The <a href="/facts/Bristlecone_pine/Vtbek3SH">bristlecone pine</a> can live for thousands of years, and has a very low production/biomass ratio. The cyanobacterium <a href="/facts/Prochlorococcus/jYP90jxU">Prochlorococcus</a> lives for about 24 hours, and has a very high production/biomass ratio.
In oceans, most <a href="/facts/Primary_production/14RzcF5E">primary production</a> is performed by <a href="/facts/Algae/U1ftVKU3">algae</a>. This is a contrast to on land, where most primary production is performed by <a href="/facts/Vascular_plants/5nWI2huT">vascular plants</a>.

Comparison of productivity in marine and terrestrial ecosystems<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:195" href="#fn:195">195</a><table><tbody><tr><th>Ecosystem</th><th>Net primary productivity (<a href="/facts/Gigatonne/gMymLmWv">Gt</a>/<a href="/facts/Year/51V242hh">y</a>)</th><th>Total plant biomass (Gt)</th><th>Turnover time (y)</th></tr><tr><td>Marine</td><td>45–55</td><td>1–2</td><td>0.02–0.06</td></tr><tr><td>Terrestrial</td><td>55–70</td><td>600–1000</td><td>9–20</td></tr></tbody></table>

Aquatic producers, such as planktonic algae or aquatic plants, lack the large accumulation of <a href="/facts/Secondary_growth/mbgojJ9B">secondary growth</a> that exists in the woody trees of terrestrial ecosystems. However, they are able to reproduce quickly enough to support a larger biomass of grazers. This inverts the pyramid. Primary consumers have longer lifespans and slower growth rates that accumulates more biomass than the producers they consume. Phytoplankton live just a few days, whereas the zooplankton eating the phytoplankton live for several weeks and the fish eating the zooplankton live for several consecutive years.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:196" href="#fn:196">196</a> Aquatic predators also tend to have a lower death rate than the smaller consumers, which contributes to the inverted pyramidal pattern. Population structure, migration rates, and environmental refuge for prey are other possible causes for pyramids with biomass inverted. <a href="/facts/Energy_pyramid/UIEPy1XD">Energy pyramids</a>, however, will always have an upright pyramid shape if all sources of food energy are included, since this is dictated by the <a href="/facts/Second_law_of_thermodynamics/m7SJ2eeH">second law of thermodynamics</a>."<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:197" href="#fn:197">197</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:198" href="#fn:198">198</a>
Most <a href="/facts/Organic_matter/t17tVCvk">organic matter</a> produced is eventually consumed and respired to <a href="/facts/Inorganic_carbon/lQ3c5MyU">inorganic carbon</a>. The rate at which organic matter is preserved via burial by accumulating sediments is only between 0.2 and 0.4 billion tonnes per year, representing a very small fraction of the total production.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:199" href="#fn:199">199</a> Global phytoplankton production is about 50 billion tonnes per year and phytoplankton biomass is about one billion tonnes, implying a turnover time of one week. Marine macrophytes have a similar global biomass but a production of only one billion tonnes per year, implying a turnover time of one year.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:200" href="#fn:200">200</a> These high turnover rates (compared with global terrestrial vegetation turnover of one to two decades)<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:201" href="#fn:201">201</a> imply not only steady production, but also efficient consumption of organic matter. There are multiple organic matter loss pathways (respiration by autotrophs and heterotrophs, grazing, viral lysis, detrital route), but all eventually result in respiration and release of inorganic carbon.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:202" href="#fn:202">202</a>

<h2 id="anthropogenic-effects">Anthropogenic effects</h2>

Further information: <a href="/facts/Human_impact_on_marine_life/zTF824bf">Human impact on marine life</a>
Overfishing
Acidification
<a href="/facts/Pteropoda/0oCEUtPy">Pteropods</a> and <a href="/facts/Brittle_star/PUSmanNu">brittle stars</a> together form the base of the Arctic <a href="/facts/Food_web/YaakLo08">food webs</a> and both are seriously damaged by acidification. Pteropods shells dissolve with increasing acidification and brittle stars lose muscle mass when re-growing appendages.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:203" href="#fn:203">203</a> Additionally the brittle star's eggs die within a few days when exposed to expected conditions resulting from Arctic acidification.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:204" href="#fn:204">204</a> Acidification threatens to destroy Arctic food webs from the base up. Arctic waters are changing rapidly and are advanced in the process of becoming undersaturated with aragonite.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:205" href="#fn:205">205</a> Arctic food webs are considered simple, meaning there are few steps in the food chain from small organisms to larger predators. For example, pteropods are "a key prey item of a number of higher predators – larger plankton, fish, seabirds, whales".<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:206" href="#fn:206">206</a>

Climate change
Ecosystems in the ocean are more sensitive to climate change than anywhere else on Earth. This is due to warmer temperatures and ocean acidification. With the ocean temperatures increasing, it is predicted that fish species will move from their known ranges and locate new areas. During this change, the numbers within each species will drop significantly. Currently there are many relationships between predators and prey, where they rely on one another to survive.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:207" href="#fn:207">207</a> With a shift in where species will be located, the predator-prey relationships/interactions will be greatly impacted. Studies are still being done to understand how these changes will affect the food-web dynamics.
Using modeling, scientists are able to analyze the trophic interactions that certain species thrive in and due to other species also found in these areas. Through recent models, it is seen that many of the larger marine species will end up shifting their ranges at a slower pace than climate change suggests. This would impact the predator-prey relationship even more. As the smaller species and organisms are more likely to be influenced from the oceans warming and moving sooner than the larger mammals.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:208" href="#fn:208">208</a> These predators are seen to stay longer in their historical ranges before moving because of the movement of the smaller species moving. With "new" species entering the space of the larger mammals, the ecology changes and more prey for them to feed upon.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:209" href="#fn:209">209</a> The smaller species would end up having a smaller range, whereas the larger mammals would have extended their range.
The shifting dynamics will have great effects on all species within the ocean and will result in many more changes impacting our entire ecosystem. With the movement in where predators can find prey within the ocean, will also impact the fisheries industry.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:210" href="#fn:210">210</a> Where fishermen currently know where certain fish species occupy, as the shift occurs it will be more difficult to figure out where they are spending their time, costing them more money as they may have to travel further.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:211" href="#fn:211">211</a> As a result, this could impact the current fishing regulations set up for certain areas with the movement of these fish populations.

Through a survey conducted at Princeton University, researchers found that the marine species are consistently keeping pace with "climate velocity" or speed and direction in which it is moving. Looking at data from 1968 to 2011, it was found that 70 per cent of the shifts in animals' depths and 74 per cent of changes in latitude correlated with regional-scale fluctuations in ocean temperature.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:212" href="#fn:212">212</a> These movements are causing species to move between 4.5 and 40 miles per decade further away from the equator. With the help of models, regions can predict where the species may end up. Models will have to adapt to the changes as more is learned about how climate is affecting species.
"Our results show how future climate change can potentially weaken marine food webs through reduced energy flow to higher trophic levels and a shift towards a more detritus-based system, leading to food web simplification and altered producer–consumer dynamics, both of which have important implications for the structuring of benthic communities."<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:213" href="#fn:213">213</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:214" href="#fn:214">214</a>
"...increased temperatures reduce the vital flow of energy from the primary food producers at the bottom (e.g. algae), to intermediate consumers (herbivores), to predators at the top of marine food webs. Such disturbances in energy transfer can potentially lead to a decrease in food availability for top predators, which in turn, can lead to negative impacts for many marine species within these food webs... "Whilst climate change increased the productivity of plants, this was mainly due to an expansion of cyanobacteria (small blue-green algae)," said Mr Ullah. "This increased primary productivity does not support food webs, however, because these cyanobacteria are largely unpalatable and they are not consumed by herbivores. Understanding how ecosystems function under the effects of global warming is a challenge in ecological research. Most research on ocean warming involves simplified, short-term experiments based on only one or a few species."<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:215" href="#fn:215">215</a>

<h2 id="see-also">See also</h2>
<ul>
<li>Marine life portal</li><li>Oceans portal</li></ul>
<ul><li><a href="/facts/Biological_network/HonxLhWT">Biological network</a></li>
<li><a href="/facts/High-nutrient%2c_low-chlorophyll_regions/7fUdBWs1">High-nutrient, low-chlorophyll regions</a></li></ul>

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