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What temperature is the water in the neritic zone?
The temperature of the neritic zone is warm but gets colder the farther you move away from the shore.
What zone is the near surface zone of the ocean where light is strong enough for photosynthesis is to occur?
Neritic zone
What producers are in the Neritic zone?
Producers in the neritic zone include seaweed and phytoplankton.
Which life zone is more productive the neritic or the oceanic?
The neritic zone has generally well-oxygenated water, low water pressure, and relatively stable temperature and salinity levels compared to the oceanic . These, combined with presence of light and the resulting photosynthetic life, make the neritic zone the location of the majority of sea life.
Is there sunlight of the neritic zone?
The Neritic Zone is the region that receives lots of sunlight and extends to a depth of about 200 meters.
Is the neritic zone is the part of the ocean located above the continental shelf?
The neritic zone is the relatively shallow part of the ocean above the drop off of the continental shelf. The neritic zone is also known as the coastal water, coastal ocean or the sublittoral zone.
How do you spell neritic?
That is the correct spelling of "neritic" which refers to the sublittoral oceanic zone.
What is the environmental habit of the neritic zone?
in the neritic zone lives PLANKTON and lots of other small fish and few plants.
Explain how neritic-zone conditions support the grownth of plankton?
Lots of sunlight reaches the neritic zone and supports the growth of plankton, that pretty much sums it up but i don't know the actual answer. Sorry
Is the neritic zone the part of ocean located above the continental shelf?
The neritic zone is the relatively shallow part of the ocean above the drop off of the continental shelf. The neritic zone is also known as the coastal water, coastal ocean or the sublittoral zone.
The neritic zone is the part of the ocean located above the continental shelf.?
The neritic zone is the relatively shallow part of the ocean above the drop off of the continental shelf. The neritic zone is also known as the coastal water, coastal ocean or the sublittoral zone.
The location of the neritic zone is determined by what-?
The Neritic zone is located in the space of ocean between shore and the continental shelf, which is still within the Photic zone (penetrated by sunlight).
