epipelagic zone
DESCRIPTION
Epipelagic Zone. Trooper, Vincent, Vanity. Facts. This zone is 0 meters to 200 meters deep!( about 600 feet!) Holds 90% of marine life Sunlight reaches 660 ft. down Can have photosynthesis Nicknamed “Sunlit Zone” Temperature is anywhere from 27 – 97F. Facts cont. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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EPIPELAGIC ZONE
Trooper, Vincent, Vanity
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FACTS
This zone is 0 meters to 200 meters deep!( about 600 feet!)
Holds 90% of marine life
Sunlight reaches 660 ft. down
Can have photosynthesis
Nicknamed “Sunlit Zone”
Temperature is anywhere from 27 – 97F
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FACTS CONT.
The zone has the highest spectrum of light that penetrates the surface
This also has the highest percent of dissolved oxygen of all the zones
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CURRENTS
Northern Equatorial
West Australian
Equatorial Current
North Atlantic
South Equatorial
East Australian
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Water
Light
Temperature
pH
Salinity
Substratum
Nutrient supply
ABIOTIC FACTO R S
Dissolved Gases
Pressure
Tides
Currents
Waves
Exposure to Air
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Fishing
BIOTIC FACTORS
Pollution
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Seaweed
Red Algae (Edible nori)
Green Algae
Brown Algae
Phytoplankton
Plankton
PRIMARY PRODUCERS
Flowering Plants
Sea-grasses
Mangroves
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The sea life that most humans are familiar with live in this layer.
Dolphins
Whales
Sharks
Porpoises
Manatees
Moray Eels
VERTEBRATES
Tuna
Herring
Ocean Sunfish
Sawfish
Flying Fishes
Sea Birds
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INVERTEBRATES
The biggest group of invertebrates are:
Jellyfish
Crustaceans
Micro-organisms
Zooplankton
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THE CORAL REEFS
Densely packed with coral and other invertebrates
Most diverse of all marine habitats
A lot of symbiotic relationships within the coral
Easily disturbed
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FIN
(That was deep)