Talk:Limnetic zone

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This doesn't make sense. The first sentence says it is well-lit and near the surface. The second sentence says it is dark and deep. Jeff Knaggs 16:27, 22 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

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Mavuti, Kenneth Muema (1990-12-01). "Ecology and role of zooplankton in the fishery of Lake Naivasha". Hydrobiologia. 208 (1): 131–140. doi:10.1007/BF00008452. ISSN 1573-5117.

Smiley, Elizabeth A.; Tessier, Alan J. (1998). "Environmental gradients and the horizontal distribution of microcrustaceans in lakes". Freshwater Biology. 39 (3): 397–409. doi:10.1046/j.1365-2427.1998.00287.x. ISSN 1365-2427.

Bull, L.A.; Fox, D.D.; Brown, W.; Davis, L.J.; Miller, S.J.; Wullschleger, J.G. (January 1995). "Fish distribution in limnetic areas of Lake Okeechobee, Florida". Arch. Hydrobiol. Spec. Issues Advanc. Limnol. 45: 333–342.

Crowder, Larry B.; Drenner, Ray W.; Kerfoot, W. Charles; McQueen, Donald J.; Mills, Edward L.; Sommer, Ulrich; Spencer, Craig N.; Vanni, Michael J. (1988), Carpenter, Stephen R., ed., "Food Web Interactions in Lakes", Complex Interactions in Lake Communities, Springer New York, pp. 141–160, doi:10.1007/978-1-4612-3838-6_10, ISBN 9781461238386, retrieved 2019-02-14 Waffles82 (talk) 18:15, 14 February 2019 (UTC)[reply]