photic zone

English

Noun

photic zone (plural photic zones)

1. The part of the near-surface body of an ocean or lake that receives enough sunlight for photosynthesis to be possible.

Translations

that part an ocean or lake that receives sufficient sunlight for photosynthesis

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 透光帶 / 透光带 (tòuguāng dài)

• Dutch: fotische zone
• Polish: strefa fotyczna f
• Portuguese: zona fótica f
• Turkish: deniz suyunda ışığın ulaşabildiği derinlik

See also

• pelagic zone
• aphotic zone