{"id":28345,"date":"2025-10-24T20:20:53","date_gmt":"2025-10-24T20:20:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vividscience.org\/?page_id=28345"},"modified":"2025-10-24T21:12:21","modified_gmt":"2025-10-24T21:12:21","slug":"ocean-zones","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/vividscience.org\/index.php\/online-envirobio\/handling-care\/sampling\/ocean-zones\/","title":{"rendered":"6a2 Ocean Zones"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--themify_builder_content-->\n<div id=\"themify_builder_content-28345\" data-postid=\"28345\" class=\"themify_builder_content themify_builder_content-28345 themify_builder tf_clear\">\n                    <div  data-css_id=\"dnw2416\" data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row fullwidth_row_container tb_dnw2416 tb_first tf_w\">\n            <span  class=\"builder_row_cover tf_abs\" data-lazy=\"1\"><\/span>            <div class=\"row_inner col_align_top tb_col_count_1 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col-full tb_k0yc416 first\">\n                    <!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_zer2416 image-center   tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/humanbio.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Number-2-orange-square.jpg\" width=\"100\" height=\"1000\" title=\"6a2 Ocean Zones\" alt=\"6a2 Ocean Zones\">    \n        <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n        <\/div>\n<!-- \/module image --><!-- module fancy heading -->\n<div  class=\"module module-fancy-heading tb_qnny416  tb_hide_divider\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <h1 class=\"fancy-heading tf_textc\">\n    <span class=\"main-head tf_block\">\n                    Ocean Zones            <\/span>\n\n    \n    <span class=\"sub-head tf_block tf_rel\">\n                    Varied Organisms &amp; 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Challenger<\/a> dredging ocean sediment in the 1870s and finding microscopic life, the oceans were thought to be largely lifeless.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\">Now we realize that the oceans and humans are intertwined.\u00a0 Phytoplankton may be microscopic, but due to their enormous number in the lit ocean surface, they produce significant amounts of oxygen and absorb large quantities of carbon dioxide in the process of p_____.<\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col4-2 tb_4qy5416 last\">\n                    <!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_femw416 image-top   tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/biotas.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/a1-hms-challenger-art.jpg\" title=\"6a2 Ocean Zones\" alt=\"6a2 Ocean Zones\">    \n        <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n        <\/div>\n<!-- \/module image -->        <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                        <div  data-anchor=\"connect\" data-css_id=\"4vnw416\" data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row fullwidth_row_container tb_has_section tb_section-connect tb_4vnw416 tf_w\">\n                        <div class=\"row_inner col_align_middle tb_col_count_2 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col4-2 tb_99rb416 first\">\n                    <!-- module video -->\n<div  class=\"module module-video tb_ysld416 video-top  \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n                    <div class=\"video-wrap-outer\">\n            <div class=\"video-wrap tf_rel tf_overflow\">\n                                    <noscript><iframe data-no-script src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/367615927?h=&#038;pip=1&#038;playsinline=1&#038;portrait=0&#038;title=0&#038;byline=0\" allow=\"fullscreen\" class=\"tf_abs tf_w tf_h\"><\/iframe><\/noscript>\n                                <\/div>\n            <!-- \/video-wrap -->\n        <\/div>\n        <!-- \/video-wrap-outer -->\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col4-2 tb_3pty416 last\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_zyvy416   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <p style=\"text-align: left;\">This mural in Newport Oregon shows some of the ways the ocean and human culture are related.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Clearly we spend most of our time on the coastal edges of oceans, but there is much more to explore.<\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                        <div  data-parallax-bg=\"desktop\" data-anchor=\"reservation\" data-css_id=\"0fgh416\" data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row fullwidth tb_has_section tb_section-reservation tb_0fgh416 tf_w\">\n            <span  class=\"builder_row_cover tf_abs\" data-lazy=\"1\"><\/span>            <div class=\"row_inner col_align_top tb_col_count_1 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col-full tb_m5xh416 first\">\n                            <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row tb_yy7f416 tf_w\">\n                        <div class=\"row_inner col_align_top tb_col_count_1 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col-full tb_9m8n416 first\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_h8ew416   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">Ocean Zones<\/h3>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                        <div  data-anchor=\"connect\" data-css_id=\"snro415\" data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row fullwidth_row_container tb_has_section tb_section-connect tb_snro415 tf_w\">\n                        <div class=\"row_inner col_align_middle tb_col_count_2 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col4-2 tb_4ouk416 first\">\n                    <!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_061k416 image-top   tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/naturejournals.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Screen-Shot-2019-11-16-at-8.17.01-PM.png\" width=\"710\" height=\"446\" title=\"6a2 Ocean Zones\" alt=\"6a2 Ocean Zones\">    \n        <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n        <\/div>\n<!-- \/module image -->        <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col4-2 tb_ajgm415 last\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_xcgw416   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <p style=\"text-align: left;\">The oceans are primarily classified as &#8220;open ocean&#8221; which includes the sunlit <strong>photic zone<\/strong> and the dark <strong>aphotic zone<\/strong>.\u00a0 Hydrothermal events are located on the ocean zone deep within the aphotic zone.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Along shore, the <strong>tidal zone<\/strong> is underwater at high tide and exposed during low tide.\u00a0 The <strong>near shore<\/strong> area is shallow and sunlit, but always under water, unlike the tidal zone.\u00a0 Coral reefs and kelp forests are typically near shore.\u00a0 Tidal zones, coral reefs, and kelp forests are in next week&#8217;s resource.<\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                        <div  data-anchor=\"reservation\" data-css_id=\"eyrq415\" data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row fullwidth tb_has_section tb_section-reservation tb_eyrq415 tf_w\">\n            <span  class=\"builder_row_cover tf_abs\" data-lazy=\"1\"><\/span>            <div class=\"row_inner col_align_top tb_col_count_1 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col-full tb_m09o415 first\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_5wxi415   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <p><strong>In the open ocean, photoautotrophs are found in the photic zone.\u00a0 But there is a big potential problem:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Gravity.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Producers need nutrients, and nutrients would potentially settle to the ocean floor, far below most of the producers.<\/strong><\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                        <div  data-anchor=\"connect\" data-css_id=\"64ad415\" data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row fullwidth_row_container tb_has_section tb_section-connect tb_64ad415 tf_w\">\n                        <div class=\"row_inner col_align_top tb_col_count_1 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col-full tb_ep45415 first\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_q3l4415   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <p style=\"text-align: center;\">The problem is in part solved by surface currents keeping nutrients suspended near the water&#8217;s surface.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">But some nutrients still sink.<\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text --><!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_1ppa415 image-top   tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/naturejournals.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/currents-1024x315.jpg\" width=\"1024\" height=\"315\" title=\"6a2 Ocean Zones\" alt=\"6a2 Ocean Zones\">    \n        <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n        <\/div>\n<!-- \/module image -->        <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                        <div  data-css_id=\"crp0415\" data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row fullwidth tb_crp0415 tf_w\">\n                        <div class=\"row_inner col_align_top tb_col_count_1 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col-full tb_1emb415 first\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_mzpk415   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <p style=\"text-align: center;\">Along continental coasts, <strong>upwelling<\/strong> currents that scour the ocean bottom can bring cool nutrient-rich water to the surface.\u00a0<\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text --><!-- module video -->\n<div  class=\"module module-video tb_lrrt415 video-top  \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n                    <div class=\"video-wrap-outer\">\n            <div class=\"video-wrap tf_rel tf_overflow\">\n                                    <noscript><iframe data-no-script src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/434741602?h=&#038;pip=1&#038;playsinline=1&#038;portrait=0&#038;title=0&#038;byline=0\" allow=\"fullscreen\" class=\"tf_abs tf_w tf_h\"><\/iframe><\/noscript>\n                                <\/div>\n            <!-- \/video-wrap -->\n        <\/div>\n        <!-- \/video-wrap-outer -->\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                        <div  data-anchor=\"connect\" data-css_id=\"rshr415\" data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row fullwidth_row_container tb_has_section tb_section-connect tb_rshr415 tf_w\">\n                        <div class=\"row_inner col_align_middle tb_col_count_2 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col4-2 tb_6gf8415 first\">\n                    <!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_o2hk415 image-top   tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/naturejournals.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/upwelling-1024x773.jpg\" width=\"1024\" height=\"773\" title=\"6a2 Ocean Zones\" alt=\"6a2 Ocean Zones\">    \n        <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n        <\/div>\n<!-- \/module image -->        <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col4-2 tb_obym415 last\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_a9ko415   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <p style=\"text-align: left;\">Along continental coasts, <strong>upwelling<\/strong> currents that scour the ocean bottom can bring cool nutrient-rich water to the surface.\u00a0 These nutrients are critical for marine producers like algae and photosynthetic bacteria, which are food for higher trophic (feeding) levels.<\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                        <div  data-anchor=\"connect\" data-css_id=\"rga0415\" data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row fullwidth_row_container tb_has_section tb_section-connect tb_rga0415 tf_w\">\n                        <div class=\"row_inner col_align_top tb_col_count_1 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col-full tb_9uwy415 first\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_jfwk415   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <p style=\"text-align: center;\">Upwelling can change when air currents and ocean currents change.\u00a0 The mechanisms that alter currents are not well understood, but it is known that the reduction of upwelling during El Nino events is due to shifts in currents.<\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text --><!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_fgy6415 image-top   tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/naturejournals.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/el-nino-1024x318.jpg\" width=\"1024\" height=\"318\" title=\"6a2 Ocean Zones\" alt=\"6a2 Ocean Zones\">    \n        <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n        <\/div>\n<!-- \/module image -->        <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                        <div  data-css_id=\"b5y3415\" data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row fullwidth tb_b5y3415 tf_w\">\n                        <div class=\"row_inner col_align_top tb_col_count_1 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col-full tb_smkj415 first\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_znry415   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <h5 style=\"text-align: center;\">Our fisheries depend on a well-functioning food web to produce large fish or shellfish like crabs.\u00a0 An El Nino year can have a devastating impact on fish hauls.\u00a0 Why?<\/h5>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Hint: the fish do not directly consume nutrients, but what decreases if there are not enough nutrients, which would lead to less food for the fish?<\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text --><!-- module video -->\n<div  class=\"module module-video tb_t7np415 video-top  \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n                    <div class=\"video-wrap-outer\">\n            <div class=\"video-wrap tf_rel tf_overflow\">\n                                    <noscript><iframe data-no-script src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/434739448?h=&#038;pip=1&#038;playsinline=1&#038;portrait=0&#038;title=0&#038;byline=0\" allow=\"fullscreen\" class=\"tf_abs tf_w tf_h\"><\/iframe><\/noscript>\n                                <\/div>\n            <!-- \/video-wrap -->\n        <\/div>\n        <!-- \/video-wrap-outer -->\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                        <div  data-parallax-bg=\"desktop\" data-anchor=\"reservation\" data-css_id=\"op51415\" data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row fullwidth tb_has_section tb_section-reservation tb_op51415 tf_w\">\n            <span  class=\"builder_row_cover tf_abs\" data-lazy=\"1\"><\/span>            <div class=\"row_inner col_align_top tb_col_count_1 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col-full tb_k5gj415 first\">\n                            <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                        <div  data-anchor=\"connect\" data-css_id=\"e247415\" data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row fullwidth tb_has_section tb_section-connect tb_e247415 tf_w\">\n                        <div class=\"row_inner col_align_middle tb_col_count_2 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col4-2 tb_481x415 first\">\n                    <!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_n4ne415 image-top   tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/biotas.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/shutterstock_1824897491.jpg\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1334\" title=\"6a2 Ocean Zones\" alt=\"6a2 Ocean Zones\">    \n        <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n        <\/div>\n<!-- \/module image -->        <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col4-2 tb_oj62415 last\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_4097415   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <p style=\"text-align: left;\">We will go into depth on longer-term climate change in Guide 8B.\u00a0 Climate change not only impacts terrestrial habitats, including agricultural lands, it also impacts the ocean in a variety of sometimes surprising ways.<\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                        <div  data-anchor=\"connect\" data-css_id=\"6flz415\" data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row fullwidth_row_container tb_has_section tb_section-connect tb_6flz415 tf_w\">\n                        <div class=\"row_inner col_align_top tb_col_count_1 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col-full tb_6528415 first\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_0vcq415   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <p style=\"text-align: center;\">Just like air temperature is increasing overall, but varies up and down in specific regions; ocean surface water temperatures are also generally increasing with variations up and down in specific locations.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Warming temperatures appear to decrease the growth rates of some of the microscopic photosynthetic organisms.\u00a0 If photosynthesis declines in the ocean, which gas would not be pulled out of the water (and atmosphere) at as high of a rate?<\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text --><!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_nujp415 image-top   tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/naturejournals.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/warm-water-1024x320.jpg\" width=\"1024\" height=\"320\" title=\"6a2 Ocean Zones\" alt=\"6a2 Ocean Zones\">    \n        <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n        <\/div>\n<!-- \/module image -->        <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                        <div  data-anchor=\"connect\" data-css_id=\"84zh415\" data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row fullwidth_row_container tb_has_section tb_section-connect tb_84zh415 tf_w\">\n                        <div class=\"row_inner col_align_top tb_col_count_1 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col-full tb_c3np415 first\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_3uto415   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <p style=\"text-align: center;\">Another impact on oceans is increased carbon dioxide dissolved into the water.\u00a0 This can liberate hydrogen ions that react with certain organism structures, including shells.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">A decade ago, ocean acidification was relatively unknown; now it is considered to be a significant threat to marine organisms.<\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text --><!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_wn4z415 image-top   tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/naturejournals.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/acid-1024x316.jpg\" width=\"1024\" height=\"316\" title=\"6a2 Ocean Zones\" alt=\"6a2 Ocean Zones\">    \n        <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n        <\/div>\n<!-- \/module image -->        <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                        <div  data-anchor=\"connect\" data-css_id=\"g2ef415\" data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row fullwidth_row_container tb_has_section tb_section-connect tb_g2ef415 tf_w\">\n                        <div class=\"row_inner col_align_middle tb_col_count_2 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col4-2 tb_ai6x415 first\">\n                    <!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_yh7n415 image-top   tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/naturejournals.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/ocean-acid-974x1024.jpg\" width=\"974\" height=\"1024\" title=\"6a2 Ocean Zones\" alt=\"6a2 Ocean Zones\">    \n        <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n        <\/div>\n<!-- \/module image -->        <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col4-2 tb_jgi8415 last\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_tdvc415   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <p style=\"text-align: left;\">Researchers are trying to collect enough data to predict impacts on the largely unexplored oceans, to match data collected on terrestrial and freshwater ecosystems.<\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                        <div  data-anchor=\"connect\" data-css_id=\"3tdn415\" data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row fullwidth_row_container tb_has_section tb_section-connect tb_3tdn415 tf_w\">\n                        <div class=\"row_inner col_align_middle tb_col_count_2 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col4-2 tb_w8wd415 first\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_0gdk415   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <p style=\"text-align: right;\">This sign at a wayside on the south Oregon coast mentions the significance of plankton.\u00a0 Microscopic phytoplankton not only support complex marine food webs, they also plat a role in climate and as a result, have an impact on our own species.<\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col4-2 tb_8lbt415 last\">\n                    <!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_yxnk415 image-top   tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/biotas.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/a2-plankton-sign.jpg\" title=\"6a2 Ocean Zones\" alt=\"6a2 Ocean Zones\">    \n        <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n        <\/div>\n<!-- \/module image -->        <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                        <div  data-anchor=\"reservation\" data-css_id=\"502n415\" data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row fullwidth tb_has_section tb_section-reservation tb_502n415 tf_w\">\n            <span  class=\"builder_row_cover tf_abs\" data-lazy=\"1\"><\/span>            <div class=\"row_inner col_align_top tb_col_count_1 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col-full tb_krrs415 first\">\n                            <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                        <div  data-desktop-padding=\"3px,3px\" data-css_id=\"owqp415\" data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row fullwidth_row_container tb_owqp415 tf_w\">\n                        <div class=\"row_inner col_align_top tb_col_count_1 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col-full tb_bpvc415 first\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_p0ev415   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <h5>The next section explores the near shore areas, including their iconic organisms.<\/h5>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                        <div  data-css_id=\"t5v8415\" data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row fullwidth_row_container tb_t5v8415 tf_w\">\n                        <div class=\"row_inner col_align_middle tb_col_count_2 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col4-2 tb_9rum415 first\">\n                    <!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_3wot415 image-top   tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/biotas.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/a2-1.jpg\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1500\" title=\"6a2 Ocean Zones\" alt=\"6a2 Ocean Zones\">    \n        <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n        <\/div>\n<!-- \/module image -->        <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col4-2 tb_eb12415 last\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_ebic415    wow\" data-tf-animation=\"fadeInUp\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <h5>Check your knowledge.\u00a0 Can you:<\/h5>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text --><!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_lsei415    wow\" data-tf-animation=\"fadeInUp\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <ul>\n<li>\n<p class=\"p1\"><strong>list the various ocean zones?<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"p1\"><strong>describe the relationship between currents and nutrients?<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"p1\"><strong>explain how ocean acidification and climate change can impact ocean organisms?<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                        <div  data-css_id=\"b1ng415\" data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row fullwidth tb_b1ng415 tf_w\">\n            <span  class=\"builder_row_cover tf_abs\" data-lazy=\"1\"><\/span>            <div class=\"row_inner col_align_middle gutter-none tb_col_count_2 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col4-2 tb_tw3o415 first\">\n        <span  class=\"builder_row_cover tf_abs\" data-lazy=\"1\"><\/span>            <!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_ujme415 image-top   tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/vividscience.org\/index.php\/online-envirobio\/handling-care\/sampling\/marine-life\/#\">\n                   <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/humanbio.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Number-1-orange-square.jpg\" width=\"100\" height=\"1000\" title=\"6a2 Ocean Zones\" alt=\"6a2 Ocean Zones\">        <\/a>\n    \n        <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n        <\/div>\n<!-- \/module image --><!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_yh5g415   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <h5>Go back to the Marine Life Page<\/h5>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col4-2 tb_o7yj415 last\">\n        <span  class=\"builder_row_cover tf_abs\" data-lazy=\"1\"><\/span>            <!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_an5j415 image-top   tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/vividscience.org\/index.php\/online-envirobio\/handling-care\/sampling\/near-shore\/#\">\n                   <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/humanbio.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Number-3-orange-square.jpg\" width=\"100\" height=\"1000\" title=\"6a2 Ocean Zones\" alt=\"6a2 Ocean Zones\">        <\/a>\n    \n        <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n        <\/div>\n<!-- \/module image --><!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_4psj415   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <h5>Go forward to the Near Shore Page<\/h5>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row tb_bcfh415 tf_w\">\n                        <div class=\"row_inner col_align_top tb_col_count_1 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col-full tb_yf34415 first\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_lp23415   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <h3>Sampling Guide Contents<\/h3>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text --><!-- module divider -->\n<div  class=\"module tf_mw module-divider tb_x0pe415 solid  divider-custom divider-center\" style=\"border-width: 3px;border-color: #0087bd;margin-top: 10px;margin-bottom: 20px;max-width: 120px;\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n    <\/div>\n<!-- \/module divider -->\n<!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_swpn415   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <h6>Complete all four of these sections before taking the quiz and making your media piece.<\/h6>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_subrow themify_builder_sub_row tf_w col_align_top tb_col_count_4 tb_75jr415\">\n                <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column col4-1 tb_m9l0415 first\">\n                    <!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_lxyb415 image-top   tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/vividscience.org\/index.php\/online-envirobio\/handling-care\/sampling\/marine-life\/#\">\n                   <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/humanbio.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Number-1-orange-square.jpg\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" title=\"Marine Life\" alt=\"Marine Life\">        <\/a>\n    \n        <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n        <div class=\"image-content\">\n                    <h3 class=\"image-title\">\n                                    <a href=\"https:\/\/vividscience.org\/index.php\/online-envirobio\/handling-care\/sampling\/marine-life\/#\">\n                        Marine Life                    <\/a>\n  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image -->        <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column col4-1 tb_10ge415\">\n                    <!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_crja415 image-top   tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/vividscience.org\/index.php\/online-envirobio\/handling-care\/sampling\/near-shore\/#\">\n                   <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/humanbio.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Number-3-orange-square.jpg\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" title=\"Near Shore\" alt=\"Near Shore\">        <\/a>\n    \n        <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n        <div class=\"image-content\">\n                    <h3 class=\"image-title\">\n                                    <a href=\"https:\/\/vividscience.org\/index.php\/online-envirobio\/handling-care\/sampling\/near-shore\/#\">\n                        Near Shore                    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href=\"https:\/\/vividscience.org\/index.php\/online-envirobio\/handling-care\/sampling\/beach\/#\">\n                        Beach                    <\/a>\n                            <\/h3>\n                    <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-content -->\n        <\/div>\n<!-- \/module image -->        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                        <div  data-css_id=\"0ham952\" data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row fullwidth tb_0ham952 tf_w\">\n            <span  class=\"builder_row_cover tf_abs\" data-lazy=\"1\"><\/span>            <div class=\"row_inner col_align_top gutter-none tb_col_count_4 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col4-1 tb_g8ml952 first\">\n        <span  class=\"builder_row_cover tf_abs\" data-lazy=\"1\"><\/span>            <!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_n2qc952 image-top   tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/vividscience.org\/index.php\/online-envirobio\/handling-care\/#\">\n                   <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/humanbio.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Module-Icon.jpg\" width=\"100\" height=\"1000\" title=\"6a2 Ocean Zones\" alt=\"6a2 Ocean Zones\">        <\/a>\n    \n        <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n        <\/div>\n<!-- \/module image --><!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_ig05952   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <h3>Back to Module 6<\/h3>\n<h5>This week&#8217;s overview<\/h5>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col4-1 tb_sgcl952\">\n        <span  class=\"builder_row_cover tf_abs\" data-lazy=\"1\"><\/span>            <!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_tr59952 image-top   tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/vividscience.org\/index.php\/online-envirobio\/handling-care\/sampling\/#\">\n                   <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/humanbio.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Guide-Icon.jpg\" width=\"100\" height=\"1000\" title=\"6a2 Ocean Zones\" alt=\"6a2 Ocean Zones\">        <\/a>\n    \n        <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n        <\/div>\n<!-- \/module image --><!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_mjux952   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <h3>This Guide<\/h3>\n<h5>6A: Sampling<\/h5>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col4-1 tb_os86952\">\n        <span  class=\"builder_row_cover tf_abs\" data-lazy=\"1\"><\/span>            <!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_e6hr952 image-top   tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/vividscience.org\/index.php\/online-envirobio\/handling-care\/sampling\/products\/#\">\n                   <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/humanbio.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Product-Icon.jpg\" width=\"100\" height=\"1000\" title=\"6a2 Ocean Zones\" alt=\"6a2 Ocean Zones\">        <\/a>\n    \n        <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n        <\/div>\n<!-- \/module image --><!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_o7im952   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <h3>Products Information<\/h3>\n<h5>6A: Quiz &amp; Media<\/h5>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col4-1 tb_pd9d952 last\">\n        <span  class=\"builder_row_cover tf_abs\" data-lazy=\"1\"><\/span>            <!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_i3tg952 image-top circle  tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/oregonstate.instructure.com\">\n                   <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/vividscience.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Screen-Shot-2018-10-14-at-10.32.37-PM-3.png\" width=\"100\" height=\"368\" title=\"6a2 Ocean Zones\" alt=\"6a2 Ocean Zones\">        <\/a>\n    \n        <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n        <\/div>\n<!-- \/module image --><!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_0g4o952   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <h3>Direct Link to Canvas<\/h3>\n<h5>Submit Products<\/h5>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n<!--\/themify_builder_content-->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ocean Zones Objectives<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":28320,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-28345","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","has-post-title","has-post-date","has-post-category","has-post-tag","has-post-comment","has-post-author",""],"builder_content":"<img src=\"http:\/\/humanbio.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Number-2-orange-square.jpg\" width=\"100\" height=\"1000\" title=\"6a2 Ocean Zones\" alt=\"6a2 Ocean Zones\">\n<h1>Ocean Zones<br\/>Varied Organisms & Ecosystems<\/h1>\n<img src=\"http:\/\/naturejournals.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/gTe5G8KLc-1024x1024.png\" width=\"50\" height=\"1024\" title=\"6a2 Ocean Zones\" alt=\"6a2 Ocean Zones\">\n<img src=\"http:\/\/biotas.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/a2-1.jpg\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1500\" title=\"6a2 Ocean Zones\" alt=\"6a2 Ocean Zones\">\n<h3><strong>Ocean Zones Objectives<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul> <li> <p><strong>List the various ocean zones.<\/strong><\/p> <\/li> <li> <p><strong>Describe the relationship between currents and nutrients.<\/strong><\/p> <\/li> <li> <p><strong>Explain how ocean acidification and climate change can impact ocean organisms.<\/strong><\/p> <\/li> <\/ul>\n<img src=\"http:\/\/biotas.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/a1-compass-b.jpg\" title=\"6a2 Ocean Zones\" alt=\"6a2 Ocean Zones\">\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Much of the oceans remain unexplored due to obvious reasons: enormous size, depths that are challenging to reach, and limited motivation to spend the resources required.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\">Prior to the <a href=\"https:\/\/vividscience.org\/index.php\/online-envirobio\/data\/technology\/magnification\/#\">H.M.S. Challenger<\/a> dredging ocean sediment in the 1870s and finding microscopic life, the oceans were thought to be largely lifeless.<\/p> <p style=\"text-align: right;\">Now we realize that the oceans and humans are intertwined.\u00a0 Phytoplankton may be microscopic, but due to their enormous number in the lit ocean surface, they produce significant amounts of oxygen and absorb large quantities of carbon dioxide in the process of p_____.<\/p>\n<img src=\"http:\/\/biotas.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/a1-hms-challenger-art.jpg\" title=\"6a2 Ocean Zones\" alt=\"6a2 Ocean Zones\">\n[embed]https:\/\/vimeo.com\/367615927[\/embed]\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">This mural in Newport Oregon shows some of the ways the ocean and human culture are related.<\/p> <p style=\"text-align: left;\">Clearly we spend most of our time on the coastal edges of oceans, but there is much more to explore.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">Ocean Zones<\/h3>\n<img src=\"http:\/\/naturejournals.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Screen-Shot-2019-11-16-at-8.17.01-PM.png\" width=\"710\" height=\"446\" title=\"6a2 Ocean Zones\" alt=\"6a2 Ocean Zones\">\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">The oceans are primarily classified as \"open ocean\" which includes the sunlit <strong>photic zone<\/strong> and the dark <strong>aphotic zone<\/strong>.\u00a0 Hydrothermal events are located on the ocean zone deep within the aphotic zone.<\/p> <p style=\"text-align: left;\">Along shore, the <strong>tidal zone<\/strong> is underwater at high tide and exposed during low tide.\u00a0 The <strong>near shore<\/strong> area is shallow and sunlit, but always under water, unlike the tidal zone.\u00a0 Coral reefs and kelp forests are typically near shore.\u00a0 Tidal zones, coral reefs, and kelp forests are in next week's resource.<\/p>\n<p><strong>In the open ocean, photoautotrophs are found in the photic zone.\u00a0 But there is a big potential problem:<\/strong><\/p> <p><strong>Gravity.<\/strong><\/p> <p><strong>Producers need nutrients, and nutrients would potentially settle to the ocean floor, far below most of the producers.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">The problem is in part solved by surface currents keeping nutrients suspended near the water's surface.\u00a0<\/p> <p style=\"text-align: center;\">But some nutrients still sink.<\/p>\n<img src=\"http:\/\/naturejournals.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/currents-1024x315.jpg\" width=\"1024\" height=\"315\" title=\"6a2 Ocean Zones\" alt=\"6a2 Ocean Zones\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Along continental coasts, <strong>upwelling<\/strong> currents that scour the ocean bottom can bring cool nutrient-rich water to the surface.\u00a0<\/p>\n[embed]https:\/\/vimeo.com\/434741602[\/embed]\n<img src=\"http:\/\/naturejournals.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/upwelling-1024x773.jpg\" width=\"1024\" height=\"773\" title=\"6a2 Ocean Zones\" alt=\"6a2 Ocean Zones\">\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Along continental coasts, <strong>upwelling<\/strong> currents that scour the ocean bottom can bring cool nutrient-rich water to the surface.\u00a0 These nutrients are critical for marine producers like algae and photosynthetic bacteria, which are food for higher trophic (feeding) levels.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Upwelling can change when air currents and ocean currents change.\u00a0 The mechanisms that alter currents are not well understood, but it is known that the reduction of upwelling during El Nino events is due to shifts in currents.<\/p>\n<img src=\"http:\/\/naturejournals.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/el-nino-1024x318.jpg\" width=\"1024\" height=\"318\" title=\"6a2 Ocean Zones\" alt=\"6a2 Ocean Zones\">\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\">Our fisheries depend on a well-functioning food web to produce large fish or shellfish like crabs.\u00a0 An El Nino year can have a devastating impact on fish hauls.\u00a0 Why?<\/h5> <p style=\"text-align: center;\">Hint: the fish do not directly consume nutrients, but what decreases if there are not enough nutrients, which would lead to less food for the fish?<\/p>\n[embed]https:\/\/vimeo.com\/434739448[\/embed]\n<img src=\"http:\/\/biotas.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/shutterstock_1824897491.jpg\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1334\" title=\"6a2 Ocean Zones\" alt=\"6a2 Ocean Zones\">\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">We will go into depth on longer-term climate change in Guide 8B.\u00a0 Climate change not only impacts terrestrial habitats, including agricultural lands, it also impacts the ocean in a variety of sometimes surprising ways.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Just like air temperature is increasing overall, but varies up and down in specific regions; ocean surface water temperatures are also generally increasing with variations up and down in specific locations.<\/p> <p style=\"text-align: center;\">Warming temperatures appear to decrease the growth rates of some of the microscopic photosynthetic organisms.\u00a0 If photosynthesis declines in the ocean, which gas would not be pulled out of the water (and atmosphere) at as high of a rate?<\/p>\n<img src=\"http:\/\/naturejournals.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/warm-water-1024x320.jpg\" width=\"1024\" height=\"320\" title=\"6a2 Ocean Zones\" alt=\"6a2 Ocean Zones\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Another impact on oceans is increased carbon dioxide dissolved into the water.\u00a0 This can liberate hydrogen ions that react with certain organism structures, including shells.<\/p> <p style=\"text-align: center;\">A decade ago, ocean acidification was relatively unknown; now it is considered to be a significant threat to marine organisms.<\/p>\n<img src=\"http:\/\/naturejournals.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/acid-1024x316.jpg\" width=\"1024\" height=\"316\" title=\"6a2 Ocean Zones\" alt=\"6a2 Ocean Zones\">\n<img src=\"http:\/\/naturejournals.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/ocean-acid-974x1024.jpg\" width=\"974\" height=\"1024\" title=\"6a2 Ocean Zones\" alt=\"6a2 Ocean Zones\">\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Researchers are trying to collect enough data to predict impacts on the largely unexplored oceans, to match data collected on terrestrial and freshwater ecosystems.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\">This sign at a wayside on the south Oregon coast mentions the significance of plankton.\u00a0 Microscopic phytoplankton not only support complex marine food webs, they also plat a role in climate and as a result, have an impact on our own species.<\/p>\n<img src=\"http:\/\/biotas.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/a2-plankton-sign.jpg\" title=\"6a2 Ocean Zones\" alt=\"6a2 Ocean Zones\">\n<h5>The next section explores the near shore areas, including their iconic organisms.<\/h5>\n<img src=\"http:\/\/biotas.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/a2-1.jpg\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1500\" title=\"6a2 Ocean Zones\" alt=\"6a2 Ocean Zones\">\n<h5>Check your knowledge.\u00a0 Can you:<\/h5>\n<ul> <li> <p><strong>list the various ocean zones?<\/strong><\/p> <\/li> <li> <p><strong>describe the relationship between currents and nutrients?<\/strong><\/p> <\/li> <li> <p><strong>explain how ocean acidification and climate change can impact ocean organisms?<\/strong><\/p> <\/li> <\/ul>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/vividscience.org\/index.php\/online-envirobio\/handling-care\/sampling\/marine-life\/#\"> <img src=\"http:\/\/humanbio.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Number-1-orange-square.jpg\" width=\"100\" height=\"1000\" title=\"6a2 Ocean Zones\" alt=\"6a2 Ocean Zones\"> <\/a>\n<h5>Go back to the Marine Life Page<\/h5>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/vividscience.org\/index.php\/online-envirobio\/handling-care\/sampling\/near-shore\/#\"> <img src=\"http:\/\/humanbio.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Number-3-orange-square.jpg\" width=\"100\" height=\"1000\" title=\"6a2 Ocean Zones\" alt=\"6a2 Ocean Zones\"> <\/a>\n<h5>Go forward to the Near Shore Page<\/h5>\n<h3>Sampling Guide Contents<\/h3>\n\n<h6>Complete all four of these sections before taking the quiz and making your media piece.<\/h6>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/vividscience.org\/index.php\/online-envirobio\/handling-care\/sampling\/marine-life\/#\"> <img src=\"http:\/\/humanbio.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Number-1-orange-square.jpg\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" title=\"Marine Life\" alt=\"Marine Life\"> <\/a> <h3> <a href=\"https:\/\/vividscience.org\/index.php\/online-envirobio\/handling-care\/sampling\/marine-life\/#\"> Marine Life <\/a> <\/h3>\n<img src=\"http:\/\/humanbio.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Number-2-orange-square.jpg\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" title=\"Ocean Zones - YOU ARE HERE\" alt=\"Ocean Zones - YOU ARE HERE\"> <h3> Ocean Zones - YOU ARE HERE <\/h3>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/vividscience.org\/index.php\/online-envirobio\/handling-care\/sampling\/near-shore\/#\"> <img src=\"http:\/\/humanbio.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Number-3-orange-square.jpg\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" title=\"Near Shore\" alt=\"Near Shore\"> <\/a> <h3> <a href=\"https:\/\/vividscience.org\/index.php\/online-envirobio\/handling-care\/sampling\/near-shore\/#\"> Near Shore <\/a> <\/h3>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/vividscience.org\/index.php\/online-envirobio\/handling-care\/sampling\/beach\/#\"> <img src=\"http:\/\/humanbio.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Number-4-orange-square.jpg\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" title=\"Beach\" alt=\"Beach\"> <\/a> <h3> <a href=\"https:\/\/vividscience.org\/index.php\/online-envirobio\/handling-care\/sampling\/beach\/#\"> Beach <\/a> <\/h3>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/vividscience.org\/index.php\/online-envirobio\/handling-care\/#\"> <img src=\"http:\/\/humanbio.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Module-Icon.jpg\" width=\"100\" height=\"1000\" title=\"6a2 Ocean Zones\" alt=\"6a2 Ocean Zones\"> <\/a>\n<h3>Back to Module 6<\/h3> <h5>This week's overview<\/h5>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/vividscience.org\/index.php\/online-envirobio\/handling-care\/sampling\/#\"> <img src=\"http:\/\/humanbio.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Guide-Icon.jpg\" width=\"100\" height=\"1000\" title=\"6a2 Ocean Zones\" alt=\"6a2 Ocean Zones\"> <\/a>\n<h3>This Guide<\/h3> <h5>6A: Sampling<\/h5>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/vividscience.org\/index.php\/online-envirobio\/handling-care\/sampling\/products\/#\"> <img src=\"http:\/\/humanbio.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Product-Icon.jpg\" width=\"100\" height=\"1000\" title=\"6a2 Ocean Zones\" alt=\"6a2 Ocean Zones\"> <\/a>\n<h3>Products Information<\/h3> <h5>6A: Quiz &amp; Media<\/h5>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/oregonstate.instructure.com\"> <img src=\"http:\/\/vividscience.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Screen-Shot-2018-10-14-at-10.32.37-PM-3.png\" width=\"100\" height=\"368\" title=\"6a2 Ocean Zones\" alt=\"6a2 Ocean Zones\"> <\/a>\n<h3>Direct Link to Canvas<\/h3> <h5>Submit 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