The neritic zone spans from the low-tide line to the edge of the continental shelf in oceans. This region receives ample sunlight and extends to a depth of about 200 meters (656 feet), where the bottom is covered with seaweed. The neritic zone has a low water pressure and fairly stable temperature and is a home to most of the world's great fishing areas. Just as in freshwater biomes, the shallow water allows photosynthesis to occur. As a result, this zone is particulary rich in living things. Most of the photosynthetic life such as phytoplankton are found in this region. The neritic zone together with estuaries account for total productivity of sea. This zone is occupied by a large number of species viz., bacteria, dinoflagellates, oysters, etc.  Sediment  Rock  Mantle The continental shelf is the extended perimeter of each continent, which is covered during interglacial periods such as the current epoch by relatively shallow seas (known as shelf seas) andbbccvcnccccccccccccccccccccccccvvvvvvvvvvvvvvcggggggggggggggggyutu7ti8yukiyuiyutuiyuiytui gulfs. ... [[Image:http://www. ... Prism splitting light Sunlight in the broad sense is the total spectroscopy|spectrum of electromagnetic radiationb given off by the Sun. ... Seaweed-covered rocks in the UK Biologists consider seaweed to refer any of a large number of marine benthic algae that are multicellular, macrothallic, and thus differentiated from most algae that tend to be microscopic in size [1]. Seaweeds are usually types of brown or red algae that are often... Pressure (symbol: p) is the force per unit area acting on a surface in a direction perpendicular to that surface. ... Temperature is also the name of a song by Sean Paul. ... In Ecology, a biome is a major regional group of distinctive plant and animal communities well adapted to the regions physical environment. ... Leaf. ... Diagrams of some typical phytoplankton Phytoplankton refers to the autotrophic component of the plankton that drifts in the water column. ... An estuary is a semi-enclosed coastal body of water which has a free connection with the open sea and within which sea water mixes with fresh water. ... ‹ The template below has been proposed for deletion. ... Classes Dinophyceae Noctiluciphyceae Syndiniophyceae The dinoflagellates are a large group of flagellate protists. ... The name oyster is used for a number of different groups of mollusks which grow for the most part in marine or brackish water. ...

The neritic zone is the continental shelf after the Intertidal zone to the continental cliff, where the continental crust ends and the oceanic crust begins. the oceanic crust is much lower so it creates a "cliff". After the Neritic zone comes the open ocean zone, also called the pelagic zone. Diagram of the layers of the pelagic zone. ...

See also

• Benthic zone
• Intertidal zone
• Limnetic zone
• Littoral zone
• Profundal zone

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