Open Ocean: Temperate Waters

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Open Ocean Temperate Waters

• By Greg Loucas and Bryce Shulman

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Animals in Temperate Waters

• There are a variety of animals that live in the
  ocean
• Some examples of animals include most ocean fish
  (including sharks and rays), man-o'-war,
  jellyfish, sea turtles, seals, coral, and
  zooplankton.
• Some animals that are found on the bottom live in
  the euphotic zone, which is defined in terms of
  light, not depth.

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The Animals
Man-O-War
Shark
Sea Lion/Seal
Sea Turtle
Coral
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Plants Temperate Ocean Biome

• Primary producers such as plankton and algae
  absorb energy from the sun which herbivores
  consume. such herbivores include Baleen Whales
  (humpback), marine invertebrates (sea urchins,
  sea cucumbers) and shellfish (limpets, oysters)

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Plants
Sea grass
Green Algae
Thalassia
Red Algae
Phytoplankton
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Energy chart of Temperate open ocean.
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Basic food web of temperate ocean biome
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Ocean Depths and zones
Epipelagic zone 0 - 200 m Mesopelagic zone
200 - 1000m Bathypelagic zone - 1000 - 5000m
Most living organisms cannot live past the
Bathypelagic zone Therefore, most living
organisms are positioned near the top.
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Physical Properties

• Temperate ocean waters on average have a
  temperature of 10-18C
• Different weather patterns depending on the
  season of the year
• Winds vary, but likely high out at sea
• In the euqhotic zone, there is enough light
  penetrating the ocean for photosynthesis to take
  place. In other words many plants and other
  organisms live in this zone where food is
  abundant. Photosynthesis in the oceans creates
  approximately 90 of the Earth's oxygen. Most of
  the oxygen is produced by the organism
  phytoplankton.

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Locations of Ocean Waters
Shows locations and temps of waters
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Composition of Oceans
Diagram showing why some oceans have more
nutrients from phytoplankton which create
chlorophyll
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JOKE PAGE

• Moisture of ocean is 100
• Soil Type Sand, maybe? Rocks? Coral?
• Theres a lot of wind underwater
• Weather Constant flooding, rain patterns all of
  the time
• Wet Climate

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Bibliography

• Microsoft Corporation. Marine Life, Microsoft
  Encarta Encyclopedia (2003).
• EnhancedLearning.com. Sunlit Ocean (Euphotic)
  Zone Animal Printouts 1996. EhancedLearning.com
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• Kaelin, Jeff. Comparing Oceans Temperate
  versus Tropical Seas. 1998. Gulf of Maine
  Aquarium. 29 Sep. 2004 lthttp//www.gma.org/herring
  /biology/distribution/comparing_oceans.aspgt
• Discover. Life in the Deep DISCOVER Vol. 14 No.
  11 November 1993