California Current Science Plan Table 6

Table 6. Definition of life zone classifications (from Allen and Smith 1988).

    I  Peripheral environments:
    	Fluvial (riverine)
    	Estuarine
    	Intertidal
    II.  Pelagic environments:
    	Neritic (0-200m)
    	Oceanic
    		Epipelagic (0-200)
    		Mesopelagic (200-1000m)
    		Bathypelagic (1000m -4000m)
    III.  Benthic environments:
    	Sublittoral
    		Inner-shelf (0-50m)
    		Mid-shelf (50-100m)
    		Outer-shelf (100-200m)
    	Bathyal
    		Mesobenthal (200-500m)
    		Bathybenthal (500-2500m)