Temperate Southern Africa marine realm

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The Temperate Southern Africa marine realm is a biogeographic region encompassing the cooler coastal and offshore waters around southern Africa, characterized by unique temperate marine ecosystems and species distinct from those of the adjacent Indo-Pacific and Atlantic realms.

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Temperate Southern Africa marine realm canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf biogeographic region
marine biogeographic realm
marine realm
borderedBy Indo-Pacific marine realm
linked to: Indo-Pacific Ocean

Southern Ocean
Temperate South America marine realm
linked to: Patagonian Shelf

Tropical Atlantic marine realm
characterizedBy cooler sea surface temperatures
distinct species assemblages
high marine endemism
temperate marine ecosystems
distinctFrom Indo-Pacific marine realm
linked to: Indo-Pacific Ocean

Southern Ocean realm
linked to: Southern Ocean

Tropical Atlantic marine realm
hasBiodiversity marine invertebrates
marine mammals
seabirds
temperate fish species
hasClimate temperate
hasEnvironment coastal waters
offshore waters
hasFeature kelp forest habitats
rocky reefs
sandy shelf ecosystems
upwelling zones
includesCoastOf Namibia
South Africa
southeastern Atlantic margin of Africa
southwestern Indian Ocean margin of Africa
influencedBy Agulhas Current system
linked to: Agulhas Current

Benguela Current
locatedIn Southern Hemisphere
southern Africa
linked to: Southern Africa
partOf global marine biogeographic system
relevantTo marine protected area design
regional fisheries management
threatenedBy climate change
coastal development
overfishing
pollution
usedIn biogeographic classification of oceans
marine conservation planning

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Western Indo-Pacific borderedBy Temperate Southern Africa marine realm