| − | 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>''
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