Geomorfologia degli oceani
Nerìtico agg. [der. del gr. νηρίτης «conchiglia marina»] (pl. m. -ci).
Di zona o regione del mare, in genere più vicina alla costa, compresa fra 0 e 200 m di profondità, così chiamata per esservi abbondanti le conchiglie di molluschi bivalvi e gasteropodi (si contrappone alla zona oceanica). Per estens., di formazione geologica dovuta all’accumulo, in tale zona, di resti di organismi vegetali e animali, e della fauna pelagica che vive in questa zona, con caratteristiche proprie, diverse da quella delle acque lontane dalla terra.
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The neritic zone is the relatively shallow part of the ocean above the drop-off of the continental shelf, approximately 200 meters (660 ft) in depth. From the point of view of marine biology it forms a relatively stable and well-illuminated environment for marine life, from plankton up to large fish and corals, while physical oceanography sees it as where the oceanic system interacts with the coast.
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Fonte Treccani
The neritic zone is the relatively shallow part of the ocean above the drop-off of the continental shelf, approximately 200 meters (660 ft) in depth. From the point of view of marine biology it forms a relatively stable and well-illuminated environment for marine life, from plankton up to large fish and corals, while physical oceanography sees it as where the oceanic system interacts with the coast.
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As highlighted in light green, the neritic zone coincides with the relative shallows of the continental shelves
