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critical depth
The depth in seawater below which carbon loss through respiration by phytoplankton exceeds carbon gain through photosynthesis; no net phytoplankton production occurs.
- Besedna vrsta: noun
- Industrija/področje: Natural environment
- Category: Coral reefs
- Organization: NOAA
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