| Webster's Online Dictionary |
| Expressions | Domain | Definition | |
| Euphotic Zone | Administration | An area, particularly in regard to lakes, where there is sufficient light for Photosynthesis to take place. Contrast with Bathyal Zone and Abyssal Zone. Also see Zone of Net Metabolic Production. (references) | |
| Euphotic zone | Weather | The layer of a body of water that receives sufficient sunlight for photosynthesis. The depth of this layer, which is about 80 m, is determined by the water's extinction coefficient, the cloudiness, and the sunlight's angle of incidence. (references) | |
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