• Question: Which ocean houses the most biodiversity?

    Asked by anon-285408 to Marcel on 4 Mar 2021.
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      Marcel Jaspars answered on 4 Mar 2021:


      Good question. Many would argue there is only one ocean, as it is all connected. If you talk about oceans like the Atlantic, Pacific etc, then the lowest amount of biomass (life!) is in the Pacific as there are few nutrients (that is why it is so clear). The Atlantic (green and opaque) has lots of plankton. Near the shore tropical regions like the Pacific have lots of diverse coral reefs. So it is an open question as to which ocean is the most diverse – something you could perhaps research in the future!

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