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    Marine habitats can be divided into pelagic and demersal zones, with pelagic habitats found in open water away from the ocean bottom and demersal habitats near or on the ocean floor. Organisms living in pelagic areas are called pelagic, like pelagic fish, while demersal organisms inhabit areas near the bottom, such as demersal fish. Pelagic habitats are transient based on ocean currents, while some marine life including corals and kelp can modify habitats, creating new environments for other species.

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    Marine habitats can be divided into pelagic and demersal zones, with pelagic habitats found in open water away from the ocean bottom and demersal habitats near or on the ocean floor. Organisms living in pelagic areas are called pelagic, like pelagic fish, while demersal organisms inhabit areas near the bottom, such as demersal fish. Pelagic habitats are transient based on ocean currents, while some marine life including corals and kelp can modify habitats, creating new environments for other species.

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    Pelagic Demersal Water Column Pelagic Fish Demersal Fish Ocean Currents

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    Marine habitats can be divided into pelagic and demersal zones, with pelagic habitats found in open water away from the ocean bottom and demersal habitats near or on the ocean floor. Organisms living in pelagic areas are called pelagic, like pelagic fish, while demersal organisms inhabit areas near the bottom, such as demersal fish. Pelagic habitats are transient based on ocean currents, while some marine life including corals and kelp can modify habitats, creating new environments for other species.

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    Alternatively, marine habitats can be divided into pelagic and demersal habitats.

    Pelagic habitats are found near the surface or in the open water column, away from the bottom of the ocean. Demersal habitats are near or on the bottom of the ocean. An organism living in a pelagic habitat is said to be a pelagic organism, as in pelagic fish. Similarly, an organism living in a demersal habitat is said to be a demersal organism, as in demersal fish. Pelagic habitats are intrinsically shifting and ephemeral, depending on what ocean currents are doing. Marine habitats can be modified by their inhabitants. Some marine organisms, like corals, kelp and seagrasses, are ecosystem engineers which reshape the marine environment to the point where they create further habitat for other organisms.

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