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EPIPELAGIC ZONE Trooper, Vincent, Vanity

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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

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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)