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bathyal
[ bath-ee-uhl ]
adjective
Oceanography.
- of or relating to the biogeographic region of the ocean bottom between the sublittoral and abyssal zones: from depths of approximately 660 to 13,000 feet (200 to 4,000 meters).
bathyal
/ ˈ²úæθɪə±ô /
adjective
- denoting or relating to an ocean depth of between 200 and 2000 metres (about 100 and 1000 fathoms), corresponding to the continental slope
bathyal
/ ²úă³Ù³ó′ŧ-É™±ô /
- Relating to the region of the ocean bottom between the sublittoral and abyssal zones, from depths of approximately 200 to 2,000 m (656 to 6,560 ft).
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Bathyal, relating to the deepest seas The bathyal depths of the ocean Hold creatures that will never see the sky.
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Warming oceans are expected to result in lower oxygen concentrations, with levels predicted to fall in bathyal seafloor habitats by up to 3.7%.
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