Coastal Ecosystems:Epipelagic zone
Published: March 27, 2010, 12:00 am
Updated: December 5, 2011, 5:51 am
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The epipelagic zone, in oceanography, is the uppermost level of a sea, generally construed to be waters of lesser depth than 200 meters.
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Within this layer of the ocean is there the greatest penetration of sunlight, and hence generally the greatest primary biological productivity.
The epipelagic zone is directly above the mesopelagic zone of the ocean.
Ocean Zones. Source: NOAA
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Steve Baum (Lead Author);Peter Saundry (Topic Editor) "Epipelagic zone". In: Encyclopedia of Earth. Eds. Cutler J. Cleveland (Washington, D.C.: Environmental Information Coalition, National Council for Science and the Environment). [First published in the Encyclopedia of Earth March 27, 2010; Last revised Date December 5, 2011; Retrieved May 23, 2013 <http://www.eoearth.org/article/Epipelagic_zone?topic=53642>
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The epipelagic zone, in oceanography, is the uppermost level of a sea, generally construed to be waters of lesser depth than 200 meters.
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This article is written at a definitional level only. Authors wishing to improve this entry are inivited to expand the present treatment, which additions will be peer reviewed prior to publication of any expansion. |
Within this layer of the ocean is there the greatest penetration of sunlight, and hence generally the greatest primary biological productivity.
The epipelagic zone is directly above the mesopelagic zone of the ocean.
Ocean Zones. Source: NOAA
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