Deep Ocean Ecosystem Simulator: 2D Water Column

Dive

Dive depth 120 m

Surface daylight 100%

Time speed 1x

Water column at depth

Depth

Pressure

Temperature

Light

Oxygen

Zone

Animals in view

Predation events

Migrator layer (isolume depth)

Light I = I0 x e^(-0.04 z); pressure = 1 + z/10 atm. Small fish and krill follow a fixed light level (diel vertical migration), tuna and sharks hunt them, deep species stay below 500 m. Sizes are exaggerated. Right strip: whole 0-1000 m column.