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FWF315 Lake Terms
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Littoral Zone | Shoreline zone, includes all areas where light reaches the bottom of the lake |
| Limnetic Zone | Offshore zone, all areas where light does not reach the bottom of the lake (open water, pelagic) |
| Benthic Zone | All water that touch the lake bottom (include littoral + profundal zone) |
| Photic Light Zone | Light zone - light penetration, primary production present |
| Aphotic Light Zone | No light penetration, primary production absent, only respiration + decomposition occurs (profundal zone) |
| Epilimnion | Warm surface water |
| Thermocline | Straturn of rapidly changing temperature, metalimnion |
| Hypolimnion | Cold bottom water |