However, this does not explain the suddenness of the extinctions in the marine realm.
Metapopulation theory was first developed for terrestrial ecosystems, and subsequently applied to the marine realm.
The Western Indo-Pacific does not include the temperate and polar waters of the Indian Ocean, which are part of separate marine realms.
In the marine realm, the Carnian saw the first abundant occurrences of calcareous nannoplankton, a morphological group including the Coccolithophores.
The principles of marine larval ecology can be applied to a number of fields both inside and outside the marine realm.
Metriorhynchids were the only group of archosaurs to become fully adapted to the marine realm, becoming pelagic in lifestyle.
About one-third of NMNH collections and staff focus on the marine realm.
The boundaries between those two marine realms lie in Western Australia and southern Queensland.
The Tropical Atlantic realm is one of twelve marine realms that cover the world's coastal seas and continental shelves.
The Tropical Eastern Pacific is one of the twelve marine realms that cover the shallow oceans of the world.