pelagic zone

Pelagic zone - any water in the sea that is not close to the bottom.

They are found worldwide in the pelagic zone of warm seas.

These large fish are probably Pelagic zone and have been caught in waters deeper than 2000 meters.

Phytoplankton are found drifting in the water column of the pelagic zone.

They produce very big eggs which hatch into larvae remaining in the pelagic zone.

The planktonic young drift freely in the ocean's pelagic zone.

Some lakes do not have pelagic zone forage fish during the period of summer stratification.

Depending on how deep the sea is, the pelagic zone can extend over up to five horizontal layers in the ocean.

Fish that live in the pelagic zone are called pelagic fish.

This is the pelagic zone (from the Greek,pelagikos, meaning 'of the sea').

The pelagic zone contains, in brief, the swimmers.

However in other contexts, coastal water that is not near the bottom is still said to be in the pelagic zone.

Neritic zone - the shallow pelagic zone over the continental shelf.

It is one of the most abundant sharks in the pelagic zone, and can be found around the world in tropical waters.

The pelagic zone can be contrasted with the benthic and demersal zones at the bottom of the sea.

Ferromanganese nodules form in the oxidizing environment of the abyssal pelagic zone.

During the first three to five years of life, sea turtles spend most time in the pelagic zone floating in seaweed beds.

The problem is addressed by extending the pelagic zone down below the light to the bathypelagic and abyssopelagic zones.

Plankton and nekton live in the pelagic zone; that is, away from the ocean bottom and shore.

However, some inhabit freshwater environments and, with the exception of the pelagic zone, marine environments as well.

See also pelagic zone.

The pelagic zone is the part of the open sea or ocean that is not near the coast or sea floor.

Sea snakes such as yellow-bellied sea snake are also found in the pelagic zone of the sea.

Unpredictable ocean currents have been known to remove experimental iron patches from the pelagic zone, invalidating the experiment.

The snails of this family occur worldwide in the pelagic zone of tropical to subtropical seas.