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How the Ocean Sustains Complex Life

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Scientific American

Publication Date
2022-07-20

Search “ocean zones” online, and you will see hundreds of illustrations that depict the same vertical profile of the sea. The thin, top layer is the “sunlight” or epipelagic zone, which receives enough light for photosynthesis by phytoplankton, algae and some bacteria.

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https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-the-ocean-sustains-complex-life/