Layers of the Ocean and Their Different Features

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The vertical depth of the ocean from the surface to the ocean bed is made of many meters. The vertical height of the sea is categorized into five significant layers. Such zones include an epipelagic layer, mesopelagic layer, bathypelagic layer, and abyssopelagic layer (Cai et al ., 2018). The categorization of the ocean into various layers is determined by several factors such different is light intensity, temperature variation, salinity differences, oxygen, nitrogen and phosphorous gas presence and level of concentration.

Epipelagic layer

This is the topmost layer of the ocean ranging from the surface to about 200 meters deep into the ocean. Epipelagic is characterized by plenty of light due to light illumination from sunlight...