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Epipelagic Zone

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.

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Epipelagic Zone

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  1. Epipelagic Zone Trooper, Vincent, Vanity

  2. 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

  3. 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

  4. Currents • Northern Equatorial • West Australian • Equatorial Current • North Atlantic • South Equatorial • East Australian

  5. Abiotic factors • Water • Light • Temperature • pH • Salinity • Substratum • Nutrient supply • Dissolved Gases • Pressure • Tides • Currents • Waves • Exposure to Air

  6. Biotic Factors • Fishing • Pollution

  7. Primary Producers • Seaweed • Red Algae (Edible nori) • Green Algae • Brown Algae • Phytoplankton • Plankton • Flowering Plants • Sea-grasses • Mangroves

  8. Vertebrates • The sea life that most humans are familiar with live in this layer. • Dolphins • Whales • Sharks • Porpoises • Manatees • Moray Eels • Tuna • Herring • Ocean Sunfish • Sawfish • Flying Fishes • Sea Birds

  9. Invertebrates • The biggest group of invertebrates are: • Jellyfish • Crustaceans • Micro-organisms • Zooplankton

  10. 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

  11. FIN (That was deep)

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