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Chapter 16 Coastal Seas and Neritic Zone
Chapter 16 Coastal Seas and Neritic Zone
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Biology
Undergraduate 3
07/28/2011

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epibenthic organism
Definition
An organism that lives on the surface of hard sediments.
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interstitial animal
Definition
Animal that lives in the spaces between sediment particles.
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microphytoplankton (my-kroh-FYT-ohplank-tuhn)
Definition
Phytoplankton ranging from 20 to 200 micrometers.
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nanophytoplankton
Definition
Autotrophic plankton smaller than 20 micrometers.
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neritic zone (neh-RIT-ik)
Definition
The zone of water that lies over the continental shelves.
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patches
Definition
Unevenly distributed, localized aggregations of plankton in the sea or benthic organisms on the seafloor.
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patchiness
Definition
The uneven distribution of organisms in a population or a community.
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plume
Definition
A region of turbid water that spreads out from the mouth of a river or an estuary as it enters coastal seas.
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sediment
Definition
Loose particles of inorganic and organic material.
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shear stress
Definition
The force exerted by currents on an area of sea bottom.
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understory
Definition
The layer of low vegetation on the floor of a kelp forest.
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