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)