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... thermocline . Below the thermocline , the temperature continues to fall with depth , but at a very much slower rate , so that the water mass below the thermocline is nearly isothermal all the way to the bottom . The thermocline is a ...
... thermocline . Below the thermocline , the temperature continues to fall with depth , but at a very much slower rate , so that the water mass below the thermocline is nearly isothermal all the way to the bottom . The thermocline is a ...
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... thermocline 100 200 100 Warm Strong thermocline , no mixing Reduced mixing , thermocline growing Warm Strong thermocline , no mixing Cold , ice , stormy Cold No mixing , strong thermocline Thermocline decays , mixing begins ( A ) ...
... thermocline 100 200 100 Warm Strong thermocline , no mixing Reduced mixing , thermocline growing Warm Strong thermocline , no mixing Cold , ice , stormy Cold No mixing , strong thermocline Thermocline decays , mixing begins ( A ) ...
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... thermocline . Thermoclines vary in thickness from a few hundred meters to nearly a thousand . Below the thermocline , the water mass of the deep ocean is cold and far more homogeneous . The temperature continues to decrease toward the ...
... thermocline . Thermoclines vary in thickness from a few hundred meters to nearly a thousand . Below the thermocline , the water mass of the deep ocean is cold and far more homogeneous . The temperature continues to decrease toward the ...
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abundant adaptations algae algal amount amphipods anemones areas Atlantic bacteria barnacles benthic biology body bottom burrow carnivores changes Cnidaria communities competition copepods coral reef crabs crustaceans deep sea density deposit feeders depth desiccation detritus diatoms dinoflagellates dominant ecology ecosystems eggs epipelagic estuary fauna feeding Figure fishes fresh water grazing hence herbivores increased invertebrates kelp kelp beds large numbers larvae layers levels light living low tide major marine mammals marsh mesopelagic migrate mollusks Mytilus nekton number of species numbers nutrients occur ocean oxygen Pacific coast particles patterns pelagic percent Photo courtesy photophores photosynthesis physical factors phytoplankton plankton plants Plate polychaete population predators primary productivity reduced result rocky shores salinity salt sand beaches sea grass sea urchins sea water sediment shallow water squids substrate surface waters suspension feeders temperate temperature terrestrial thermocline tropical tuna upper various vertical water column water mass wave action whales zonation zone zooplankton zooxanthellae