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Aphotic zone

The aphotic zone (aphotic from Greek prefix ἀ- + φῶς "without light") is the portion of a lake or ocean where there is little or no sunlight. It is formally defined as the depths beyond which less than 1 percent of sunlight penetrates. Above the aphotic zone is the photic zone, which consists of the euphotic zone and the dysphotic zone. The euphotic zone…

Life in the aphotic zone, The Dark Ocean & Aphotic zone migration

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Life in the aphotic zone

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The Dark Ocean

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Aphotic zone migration

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GreekLakeOceanSunlightPhotic zone
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The Dark Ocean

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Aphotic zone

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Edges32
Triples17
Avg. degree1.94
Density0.060606
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related to The Dark Ocean · 9
Aphotic zone → Around, Challenger Deep, Depending, If, In, Mariana Trench, Some, Temperatures, The
related to Life in the aphotic zone · 5
Aphotic zone → Benthic, Convective, Some, Though, Unusual
is a · 1
Aphotic zone → photic zone

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Aphotic zoneis aphotic zone0.90text
sulfidesinstance ofbacteria use chemical energy sources0.80text
methaneinstance ofbacteria use chemical energy sources0.80text
Aphotic zonerelated to Life in the aphotic zoneThough0.60section
Aphotic zonerelated to Life in the aphotic zoneConvective0.60section
Aphotic zonerelated to Life in the aphotic zoneUnusual0.60section
Aphotic zonerelated to Life in the aphotic zoneSome0.60section
Aphotic zonerelated to Life in the aphotic zoneBenthic0.60section
Aphotic zonerelated to The Dark OceanIn0.60section
Aphotic zonerelated to The Dark OceanDepending0.60section
Aphotic zonerelated to The Dark OceanThe0.60section
Aphotic zonerelated to The Dark OceanChallenger Deep0.60section

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