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... water column is subject to further reduction from two additional processes acting on it within the water . The first is reflection from various suspended particles in the water column . Suspended living or dead particles intercept the ...
... water column is subject to further reduction from two additional processes acting on it within the water . The first is reflection from various suspended particles in the water column . Suspended living or dead particles intercept the ...
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... water column . Such is usually not the case . The upper layers of water usually have a reduced concentration compared to lower waters , as will be shown subsequently . Also , due only to light absorption by water , the production at 100 ...
... water column . Such is usually not the case . The upper layers of water usually have a reduced concentration compared to lower waters , as will be shown subsequently . Also , due only to light absorption by water , the production at 100 ...
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... water column that prevents mixing and the upward transport of nutrients , the productivity is low but constant throughout the year ( Fig . 2-20 ) . Tropical seas are very clear and have the deepest compensation depths , but they are ...
... water column that prevents mixing and the upward transport of nutrients , the productivity is low but constant throughout the year ( Fig . 2-20 ) . Tropical seas are very clear and have the deepest compensation depths , but they are ...
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