A recent study has revealed that chlorinated hydrocarbons, gasoline, and other volatile organic compounds (VOCs) have become significant pollutants in from . coral reefs; discharges of reverse osmosis plants mangrove swamps; oil tanker spills deep ocean currents; discharges from dams into coastal waters estuaries; fishing boats groundwater; leaking storage tanks

any abiotic or biotic factor in an ecosystem that causes a population's size to slow or decrease is a limiting factor.

answer: accepted answer: aquatic animals use the oxygen dissolved in water to carry out respiration. since the amount of dissolved oxygen in water is low as compared to the amount of oxygen in the air, therefore the rate of breathing in aquatic animals is much faster than it is in terrestrial animals.

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