Defining "Deep sea" pjhe at soc.soton.ac.uk Tue Aug 10 07:41:20
EST 2004 For my book The Biology of the Deep Ocean (OUP) I took
"deep ocean" to refer to any bit of the ocean where the bottom
depth was greater than 200m. Thus it included everything from
the surface to the sea floor except over the continental
shelves. This is very convenient for descriptive and discussion
purposes and makes particular sense when dealing with the
pelagic fauna, many of which come and go to and from the upper
200m. I don't believe there is a "standard" definition, and I
don't think any reader will quibble with whatever view you take,
as long as it is not too At 16:23 02/08/04 +0100, Brad Buran
wrote: >I am currently preparing a manuscript that examines the
structure of the >inner ears in several deep-sea species. In the
introduction, I am >attempting to define, or at least describe,
what the deep sea is (as >contrasted with shallower waters).
Since this manuscript is for a >general morphology journal
rather than an oceanography