BIOL 150 Chapter Notes - Chapter 52: Thermocline, Pelagic Zone, Microclimate
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Abyssal zone - the very deep benthic communities near the bottom of the ocean. Aphotic zone - he part of the ocean beneath the photic zone, where light does not penetrate sufficiently for photosynthesis to occur. Benthic zone - the bottom surface of an aquatic environment. Benthos - the communites of organisms living in the benthic zone of an aquatic biome. Biome - the earth"s major life zones characterized by vegetation type and climate. Bioshere - the entire portion of earth inhabited by life; the sum of all the planet"s ecosystems. Climate - the long-term, prevailing weather conditions in a given area. Community - all the organisms that inhabit a particular area; an assemblage of populations of different species living close enough together for potential interaction. Dispersal - the movement of individuals away from centers of high population density or from their area of origin. Disturbance - a force that changes a biological community and usually removes organisms from it.
