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Sea Turtle Glossary

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Neritic

Of, relating to, or inhabiting the shallow water, or nearshore marine zone extending from the low-tide level to a depth of 200 meters. The neritic zone is populated by benthic organisms because of the penetration of sunlight to these shallow depths.

See also: pelagic   benthic

WWW References:

• Analysis of sea turtle distribution in the Northwestern Atlantic relative to US longline effort

Citations:

• Bolten, A. B. 2003. Variation in sea turtle life history patterns: Neritic vs. oceanic developmental stages. - In: Lutz, P. L., Musick, J. A. and Wyneken, J. (eds.), Biology Of Sea Turtles. CRC Press, pp. 243-257.

Entered by: Brendan Godley
Modified by: Matthew Godfrey, Michael Coyne,
Entered: 2004-12-13 16:56:21
Last modified: 2005-05-07 11:33:24