Photic Zone- relatively thin surface layer/typically down to a depth of aout 200 meters
Aphotic Zone- permently dark, chemosynthetic autotrophs ar only produces that can servive in zone
Clasifications of Marine Eycosystems-
Interdial Zone- zone that's organisms are affected by the changing of the tides, half the time they are under water and the other half they are exposed to the air.
Coastal Ocean Zone- extends out from low tide mark out to the outter edge of the continental shelf.
Coral Reef Zones- they are reefs located of tropical coastlands, they are found in shallow water.
Open Ocean Zones- begins at edge of continental shelf, and extends out word, largest marine zone, covering more than 90% of surface area of world's oceans.
Benthic Zone- ocean floor that contains organisms that live, attached to or near the bottom, scientists refer to these organisms as benthos. this zone extends, horizontally, along the ocean floor, from the coastal ocean through the open ocean.
Important vocab-
Zonation- The prominent horizontal banding of organisms that live in a particular habitat
Kelp Forest- A giant brown alga that can grow at extraordinary rate, as much as 50 cm a day
Coral Reef- calcium carbonate skletons make up their primary structure Orgsanisms that live in each zone-
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Marine-Layers of Shelf-
- Photic Zone- relatively thin surface layer/typically down to a depth of aout 200 meters
- Aphotic Zone- permently dark, chemosynthetic autotrophs ar only produces that can servive in zone
Clasifications of Marine Eycosystems-Important vocab-
Zonation- The prominent horizontal banding of organisms that live in a particular habitat
Kelp Forest- A giant brown alga that can grow at extraordinary rate, as much as 50 cm a day
Coral Reef- calcium carbonate skletons make up their primary structure
Orgsanisms that live in each zone-