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ESTUARIES
ORGANISMS FROM FRESH AND SALTWATER ORGANISMS
semi-enclosed coastal body of water, which has a free connection with the open sea, and within sea water is measurably diluted with freshwater derived from land drainage.
ESTUARY PLANTS
MANGROVES, SPARTINA (CORDGRASS) ALGAE, SEAGRASS, PLANKTON
AUTOLYSIS
ORGANISM BREAKDOWN ON THEIR OWN
PERCENTAGE OF WATER ON EARTH SURFACE
71%
PERCENTAGE OF SALTWATER/FRESH WATER
97% SALT
3% FRESHWATER OF WHICH 98% IS ICE
CHARACTERISTIC OF OCEAN
MODIFIES COASTAL CLIMATE
SUPRALITTORAL ZONE
LAND ABOVE HIGH TIDE. HAS OCEAN CONNECTION BUT DOES NOT MAKE PART OF THE OCEAN.
LITTORAL ZONE
INTERTIDAL ZONE. ORGANISMS EXPERIENCE HIGH AND LOW TIDES. USUALLY NEAR ROCKS.
NERITIC REALM
WATER ABOVE 200METERS
OCEANIC REALM
WATER BELOW 200METERS
SUBLITTORAL ZONE
PART OF NERITIC REALM.
BELOW THE LOWEST TIDES. GOES 200 METERS IN.
EPIPELAGIC ZONE
ZONE IN NERITIC REALM FROM SURFACE TO 200 METERS DEEP.
MESOPELAGIC ZONE
200-1000 METERS
BATHYPELAGIC ZONE
1000-4000 METERS. LIGHT BEGINS TO DISAPPEAR. LUMINESCENCE LIGHT CREATED BY ORGANISMS.
ABYSSAL PELAGIC ZONE
4000-6000 METERS.
HADEL PELAGIC ZONE
BELOW 6000 METERS
SEAFLOOR CLASSIFICATION
200-4000 BATHYL ZONE
4000-6000 ABYSSAL ZONE
<6000 HATHEL ZONE
EUPHOTIC
COMPENSATION DEPTH. ORGANISMS PRODUCE THE EXACT AMOUNT OF ENERGY IT NEEDS.
DYSPHOTIC
ORGANISMS PRODUCES LESS ENERGY/FOOD THAN IT NEEDS.
BELOW COMPENSATION DEPTH
APHOTIC
NO PHOTOSYNTHESIS IN THIS ZONE.
POLAGIC
MAKES THE WATER COLUMN
BENTIC
MAKES UP THE SEA FLOOR