marine biology

scientific study of organisms in the ocean or other marine or brackish bodies of water
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marine biology

Summary

marine biology is a branch of biology[1]. It ranks in the top 6% of branch_of_biology entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,476 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • marine biology's instance of is recorded as branch of biology[3].
  • marine biology's instance of is recorded as academic discipline[4].
  • marine biology's instance of is recorded as academic major[5].
  • marine biology's instance of is recorded as field of study[6].
  • marine biology's instance of is recorded as field of study[7].
  • marine biology is a type of aquatic biology[8].
  • marine biology is a type of hydrobiology[9].
  • marine biology's Commons category is recorded as Marine biology[10].
  • marine biology's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Marine biology[11].
  • marine biology's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[12].
  • marine biology's Stack Exchange tag is recorded as https://biology.stackexchange.com/tags/marine-biology[13].
  • marine biology's is the study of is recorded as marine life[14].
  • marine biology's practiced by is recorded as marine biologist[15].

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Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include branch of biology[3], academic discipline[4], academic major[5], and field of study[6]. Recorded subclass of include aquatic biology[8] and hydrobiology[9].

Why It Matters

marine biology ranks in the top 6% of branch_of_biology entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,476 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[16] It is known by 20 alternative names across languages and contexts.[17]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
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  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [16] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [17] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). marine biology. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/marine-biology
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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_marine-biology_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{marine biology}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/marine-biology}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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  1. 16d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Edam ontology id topic_3387
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|5 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 16891, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
  2. 4w ago · Mahir256 · 2026-05-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Topic's main category Category:Marine biology
    Subclass of
    Nci thesaurus id C16821
    Subclass of aquatic biology, hydrobiology
    + 6 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P1748]]: C16821"
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