Part of a sea, lake, or river that is close to the shore
"Littoral" and "Litoral" redirect here. For other uses, see Littoral (disambiguation).
For the transfer of business or IT processes into a nearby country, see Nearshoring.
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Marine habitats
Different disciplines and agencies divide the littoral zone into different subregions, according to how they want to view the zone.
Coastal habitats
Littoral zone
Intertidal zone
Estuaries
Mangrove forests
Seagrass meadows
Kelp forests
Coral reefs
Continental shelf
Neritic zone
Ocean surface
Surface microlayer
Epipelagic zone
Open ocean
Pelagic zone
Oceanic zone
Sea floor
Seamounts
Hydrothermal vents
Cold seeps
Demersal zone
Benthic zone
Marine sediment
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The littoral zone, also called litoral or nearshore, is the part of a sea, lake, or river that is close to the shore.[1] In coastal ecology, the littoral zone includes the intertidal zone extending from the high water mark (which is rarely inundated), to coastal areas that are permanently submerged — known as the foreshore — and the terms are often used interchangeably. However, the geographical meaning of littoral zone extends well beyond the intertidal zone to include all neritic waters within the bounds of continental shelves.
^Seekell, D.; Cael, B.; Norman, S.; Byström, P. (2021). "Patterns and variation of littoral habitat size among lakes". Geophysical Research Letters. 48 (20): e2021GL095046. Bibcode:2021GeoRL..4895046S. doi:10.1029/2021GL095046. ISSN 1944-8007. S2CID 244253181.
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intertidal zone or foreshore is the area above water level at low tide and underwater at high tide: in other words, the part of the littoralzone within the...
The Operational Zone of the Adriatic Littoral (German: Operationszone Adriatisches Küstenland, OZAK; or colloquially: Operationszone Adria; Italian: Zona...
benthic region of the ocean begins at the shore line (intertidal or littoralzone) and extends downward along the surface of the continental shelf out...
limnetic zone is the open and well-lit area of a freestanding body of freshwater, such as a lake or pond. Not included in this area is the littoralzone, which...
In military and naval warfare, littoral warfare is operations in and around the littoralzone, within a certain distance of shore, including surveillance...
The pelagic zone consists of the water column of the open ocean and can be further divided into regions by depth. The word pelagic is derived from Ancient...
vertical zone in the water through which temperature drops rapidly. The temperature difference may be large enough to hamper mixing with the littoralzone in...
in the littoralzone on tropical islands. In some regions, such as Halong Bay, Vietnam, caves in carbonate rocks are found in littoralzones, and being...
them an unattractive option to seize and take control of ground in the littoralzone, an area of increased importance due to the rise in population centres...
and this will increase military use of foreign Exclusive Economic Zones [littoralzone to 200 nautical miles (370 km)] with possible repercussions for the...
The neritic zone (or sublittoral zone) is the relatively shallow part of the ocean above the drop-off of the continental shelf, approximately 200 meters...
inhabit the lower supralittoral. Littoralzone Sublittoral zone Thurman et al., p. 512. "Marine biology; rocky shore; littoral; supralittoral; eulittoral;...
terrestrial life have led to a highly diverse set of animals; from the marine littoralzone and subterranean lakes to arid deserts and desert slopes 4,725 m (15...
the oceanic zone. The open ocean is vertically divided into four zones: the sunlight zone, twilight zone, midnight zone, and abyssal zone. The Mesopelagic...
slater, common sea slater, or sea roach, is a woodlouse, living in the littoralzone—rocky seashores of the European North Sea and Atlantic coastlines. L...
seabed and the benthos. The demersal zone is just above the benthic zone and forms a layer of the larger profundal zone.[citation needed] Being just above...
Exclusive economic zone Freedom of navigation Freedom of the seas Internal waters International waters Intra fauces terra Littoralzone Maritime boundary...
fresh water, with a few marine species that live in the intertidal zone or littoralzone. There are approximately 2000 species of true water beetles native...
"extremely sheltered" shore. The littoralzone generally is the zone between low and high tides. The supra-littoral is above the barnacle line. A modified...
social and prefer to consume other fish. They are generally found in the littoralzone near the banks of rivers, lagoons, and estuaries during the summer and...
Silver fir (Abies alba) Pruvot (1896) zones or "systems": Littoralzone Pelagic zone Abyssal zone Longhurst (1998) biomes: Coastal Polar Trade wind Westerly...
A littoral combat ship (LCS) is either of two classes of relatively small surface vessels designed for near-shore operations by the United States Navy...
southern Russia into Siberia. The littoralzone of the Black Sea is often referred to as the Pontic littoral or Pontic zone. The largest bays of the Black...
of the high seas or an exclusive economic zone and another part of the high seas or an exclusive economic zone are subject to the legal regime of transit...