LIMNETIC ZONE

The 'limnetic zone' is the well-lit, open surface waters farther from shore in a lake. It is surrounded by the littoral zone and above the profundal zone.
It can be defined as the lighted surface waters in the area where the lake bottom is too deep to support rooted aquatic plants due to insufficient sunlight. This area is occupied by a variety of phytoplankton consisting of algae and cyanobacteria as well as zooplankton, small crustaceans, and fish. Most photosynthesis takes part in this part of the lake.

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★ Littoral zone

★ Profundal zone

★ Benthic zone

★ Lake stratification