The Indian Ocean has unobstructed

Pathways for Antarctic Winds and Pressure Cells, into Asia,

affecting seasonal monsoons, as well as Ecosystem Dynamics.

Websites with useful examples:

Indian National Institute of Oceanography - Introductions to 

The Earth, Oceans, Climate and Oceanography

Web/Pyramid concepts, Nutrient Cycling, Fishing Down Oceanic Food Webs, Deep Ocean Processes

Indian Ocean Climate Watch

D. Pauly and W. Christensen's ECOPATH w ECOSIM,
and Tom Okey's application of ECOSIM to Prince William Sound

And the Southwest Indian Ocean Fisheries Project - APPLIED SCIENCE