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Stable water layers of different properties that act as a barrier to vertical mixing
















Aquatic layers



   Pelagic


   Photic

   Epipelagic



   Aphotic


   Mesopelagic


   Bathypelagic


   Abyssopelagic


   Hadopelagic






   Demersal


   Benthic

Stratification


   Pycnocline


   Isopycnal


   Chemocline

   Halocline



   Thermocline

   Thermohaline

See also


  • Marine habitats

  • Lake stratification

  • Aquatic ecosystems

  • Wild fisheries

  • v

  • t

  • e


Water stratification is when water masses with different properties - salinity (halocline), oxygenation (chemocline), density (pycnocline), temperature (thermocline) - form layers that act as barriers to water mixing which could lead to anoxia or euxinia.[1] These layers are normally arranged according to density, with the least dense water masses sitting above the more dense layers.


Water stratification also creates barriers to nutrient mixing between layers. This can affect the primary production in an area by limiting photosynthetic processes. When nutrients from the benthos cannot travel up into the photic zone, phytoplankton may be limited by nutrient availability. Lower primary production also leads to lower net productivity in waters.[2]




A large-scale circulation of horizontally stratified water masses, called the thermohaline circulation, occurs in the ocean. The entire circulation pattern takes around 2,000 years to complete.[citation needed]



Complicating factors[edit]


Stratification may be upset by turbulence. This creates mixed layers of water. Forms of turbulence may include wind-sea surface friction, upwelling and downwelling.


Marshall et al. (2002) suggest that baroclinic eddies (baroclinity) may be an important factor in maintaining stratification.[3]




See also[edit]



  • Canfield ocean

  • Cline (biology)

  • Lake stratification

  • Meromictic



References[edit]





  1. ^ Miller, Charles B. (2004). Biological Oceanography. Blackwell Publishing..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}


  2. ^ Iriarte, J.L.; Gonzalez, Liu; Rivas, Valenzuela (2007). "Spatial and temporal variability of chlorophyll and primary productivity in surface waters of southern Chile (41.5E, 43S)". Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science. 74 (3): 471–480. doi:10.1016/j.ecss.2007.05.015.


  3. ^ Marshall, John; Jones; Karsten; Wardle (2002). "Can eddies set ocean stratification?". Journal of Physical Oceanography. 32 (1): 26–32. doi:10.1175/1520-0485(2002)032<0026:cesos>2.0.co;2.












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