Aquatic ecosystem

An aquatic ecosystem is an ecosystem found in and around a body of water, in contrast to land-based terrestrial ecosystems. Aquatic ecosystems contain communities of organisms—aquatic life—that are dependent on each other and on their environment. The two main types of aquatic ecosystems are marine ecosystems and freshwater ecosystems.

Extends: [Aquatic ecology](https://wikipedia.org.ai/Aquatic ecology), Ecosystems, [Aquatic plants](https://wikipedia.org.ai/Aquatic plants), [Fisheries science](https://wikipedia.org.ai/Fisheries science), [Systems ecology](https://wikipedia.org.ai/Systems ecology)