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title: "Marine botany"
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Marine botany is the study of plant life in a marine environment. It includes the study of marine algae, seagrasses, and other aquatic plants of the ocean, and their distributions and natural environment. 
It is a branch of marine biology and botany.


== Marine ecology ==
Marine ecology and marine botany's area of study includes:

Benthic zone
Coral reefs
Kelp forests
Mangroves
Phytoplankton
Salt marshes
Sea grass
Seaweed


== See also ==

Aquatic plants
Aquatic ecology
"Aquatic Botany"
Phycology
Index: Marine botany
Marine primary production


== References ==