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adj.- Of, relating to, or constituting the part of the oceanic zone into which enough light penetrates for photosynthesis.

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  • Functioning of pelagic communities in the oceanic epipelagic layer.
  • Composition, structure and dynamics of the epipelagic nekton communities.
  • Deep sea adaptation of epipelagic chaetognatha Sagitta elegans in the Japan Sea.
  • Interannual changes in fish communities in upper epipelagic layer in the western Bering Sea and Pacific waters off Kamchatka.
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