Artificial and Natural Ecosystems

ByHaley and Kaitlyn

WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCEBETWEEN NATURAL AND

ARTIFICIAL MARINE ECOSYSTEMS?

Advantages and disadvantages of natural marine ecosystems.

Advantages• Cleans waste products

overtime through become low in a certain area.

Natural processes.• Free range allowing animals

and plants to move freely is resources

Disadvantages• Can easily be

disrupted by human activity such as pollution, invasive specie introduction or land development.

• Animals and plants face natural predation and the elements.

CORAL REEF

ESTUARIES

SALT MARSHES

ALVIN.

HOT SPRINGS

Advantages

• An artificial ecosystem can prevent disease from spreading.• Controlled predation and nutritional intake of flora and fauna.

Disadvantages

• Limited space.• Difficult to imitate natural

environment; environment sometimes plays a role in breeding cycles of animal and plants.

Advantages and disadvantages of ARTIFICIAL marine ecosystems

ZOO

SUNKEN SHIPS

Why are marine animals so attracted to sunken ships?

Some eat the wood, some use

its vertical remains as

perches, others use its crevices and chasms as hiding or hiding

out places. Barnacles

cement down and eat

plankton.

AQUARIUMS

SANCTUARIES