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∙ 15y agoSalinity is the saltiness or dissolved salt content of a body of water. The average ocean salinity is 35 ppt. This number varies between about 32 and 37 ppt. Rainfall, evaporation, river runoff, and ice formation cause the variations. For example, the Black Sea is so diluted by river runoff, its average salinity is only 16 ppt. Freshwater salinity is usually less than 0.5 ppt. Water between 0.5 ppt and 17 ppt is called brackish. Estuaries, where fresh river water meets salty ocean water, are examples of brackish waters. Saline waters from inland seas can have a composition that differs from that of the ocean.
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∙ 9y agoThe benthic zone is near the bottom of the ocean, but not in the deepest depths. It averages 335 parts per trillion. Salinity increases with depth. As salinity increases density also increases.
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∙ 15y agoThe animals have to be able to withstand different salinity's. The salinity level can be high at low tide and low athigh tide. The tides control the salinity levels of the Intertidal Zones.
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∙ 13y agoabout 35ppt on average
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∙ 11y agoThe benthic zone is under water.
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Do carnivores live in the benthic zone?
Yes there are carnivores in the benthic zone. The scavengers in the benthic zone are considered carnivores because the eat the dead aquatic animals that float to the bottom when they die. There are also some carnivorous fish in the benthic zone.
If you were a plant which zone would be most difficult to live in?
The zone that would be most difficult for a plant to live in is the Benthic zone. It is the zone at the lowest level of a body of water.
What is the difference between the pelagic zone and the benthic zone?
the depth of the pelagic zone is 11 kilograms
What is the deep-water zone?
Close the the marine's benthic zone, this zone is the bottom-most zone to the fresh water biome. -Brittany 7th Grade
What is a density independent factor of the benthic zone?
Since the benthic zone is the lowest level of any body of water, the depth of the water would be a density independent factor.for more information on the benthic zone double click on the word anywhere on the screen.
How much precipitation does benthic zone get?
Benthic zones vary widely in the amount precipitation received. It depends on the area in which the zone is located and weather it is close to other types of zones.
Do carnivores live in the benthic zone?
Yes there are carnivores in the benthic zone. The scavengers in the benthic zone are considered carnivores because the eat the dead aquatic animals that float to the bottom when they die. There are also some carnivorous fish in the benthic zone.
Which of the could you find in the benthic zone of a lake?
You would fine sediment in the benthic zone, or bottom, of a lake.
What are consumers in the benthic zone?
Consumers in the benthic zone, called Zoobenthos, can range from starfish in the intertidal zone, to bottom-dwelling flatfish, to deep sea Rattails. The type of consumer is highly dependent on the specific areas in the benthic zone.
Which zone of the ocean ecosystem is the shallowest?
The benthic zone is a region at the lowest level of an ocean or lake. The intertidal zone is the shallowest part of the benthic zone.
What are the zones of a lake?
littoral zone,pelagic zone and benthic zone
What are the two subzones making up the benthic zone?
The two subzones making up the Benthic zone is the abyssal and hadal
If you were a plant which zone would be most difficult to live in?
The zone that would be most difficult for a plant to live in is the Benthic zone. It is the zone at the lowest level of a body of water.
What is the difference between the pelagic zone and the benthic zone?
the depth of the pelagic zone is 11 kilograms
Benthic zone is the home for?
Scavengers
What is pelagi zone euphotic zone benthic zone and abyssal zone?
Zones in the ocean.
What are The three zones of a lake?
littoral zone,pelagic zone and benthic zone
