The marine iguana diagram for convection currents can help to understand how the marine iguana lives and thrives. The marine iguana diagram shows it's grouping of cold and warm ocean currents as well as the different distinct regions where the animals and plants live. Take a look at the dark green areas of the marine iguana diagram to reflect where the animals and plants live, thrive and survive. It clearly displays the colder waters coming in and the warmer waters and also shows where the marine iguana can be found.

The basic marine iguana diagramconsists of the Galapagos Islands, which is where this rare creature is found. It is rare and is considerably different in biological make up than that of his cousins found in North America and South America and even from the iguanas that many house at pets.

Understanding the Diagram

To be able to effectively understand the above marine iguana diagram, you must first realize that there are many underwater landscapes that are a major role player in the variation of water temperature surrounding the islands. There are many volcanoes that lie deep under the water that almost reach the surface and because of this, there are a variety of species that live there. For example, it isn't surprising to see many penguins on the Galapagos Islands as well as iguana. It is the mixture of hot and cold water temperatures that creates this rare mixture of animal and plant life.

The Galapagos Islands have recently become the world's largest protected natural area because although it is difficult to understand if you have never been there and the marine iguana diagram certainly cannot portray is that these marine species and other species that live there, cannot be found on any other place on earth. There are over two thousand species that live there and among them are such creatures as sea lions, sea turtles as well as many others. As mentioned above, there are also penguins that live on the Galapagos Islands and they live just barely on the verge of the Northern Hemisphere because of its location in proximity to the equator.

The marine iguana diagram just cannot show you how precious these lands and waters are that make up the Galapagos Islands although if it could, it would show you a vast array of marine species such as sponges and corals that are at the bottom and are food for the variety of species that live there.