Demersal zone
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| aquatic ecosystem |
| continental shelf |
| neritic zone |
| littoral zone |
| intertidal |
| pelagic zone |
| demersal zone |
| benthic zone |
| benthic life |
| coral reefs |
| estuaries |
| seamounts |
| fishing banks |
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The demersal zone is the part of the sea or ocean (or deep lake) comprising the water column that is near to (and is significantly affected by) the seabed and the benthos. The demersal zone is just above the benthic zone and forms a layer of the larger profundal zone.
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