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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 Presentation
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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.
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
CURRENTS
Northern Equatorial
West Australian
Equatorial Current
North Atlantic
South Equatorial
East Australian
Water
Light
Temperature
pH
Salinity
Substratum
Nutrient supply
ABIOTIC FACTO R S
Dissolved Gases
Pressure
Tides
Currents
Waves
Exposure to Air
Fishing
BIOTIC FACTORS
Pollution
Seaweed
Red Algae (Edible nori)
Green Algae
Brown Algae
Phytoplankton
Plankton
PRIMARY PRODUCERS
Flowering Plants
Sea-grasses
Mangroves
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
INVERTEBRATES
The biggest group of invertebrates are:
Jellyfish
Crustaceans
Micro-organisms
Zooplankton
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
FIN
(That was deep)