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A '''marine system''' is the open [[ocean]] overlying the continental shelf and its associated high energy coastline. [[Marine]] habitats are exposed to the waves and currents of the open ocean and the water regimes are determined primarily by the ebb and flow of oceanic tides.

 

A '''marine system''' is   - according to the [[USDA]] terminology -  ''"the open [[ocean]] overlying the continental shelf and its associated high energy coastline. [[Marine]] habitats are exposed to the waves and currents of the open ocean and the water regimes are determined primarily by the ebb and flow of oceanic tides."<ref>[http://www.nrcs.usda.gov/technical/NRI/1997/summary_report/glossary.html List of USDA terminology]</ref>''

==References==  

==References==  

[http://www.nrcs.usda.gov/technical/NRI/1997/summary_report/glossary.html List of USDA terminology] <br>

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