<Table> <Tr> <Th> Aquatic layers </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> <Dl> <Dd> Pelagic <Dl> <Dd> Photic <Dl> <Dd> Epipelagic </Dd> </Dl> </Dd> <Dd> Aphotic <Dl> <Dd> Mesopelagic </Dd> <Dd> Bathypelagic </Dd> <Dd> Abyssopelagic </Dd> <Dd> Hadopelagic </Dd> </Dl> </Dd> </Dl> </Dd> <Dd> Demersal </Dd> <Dd> Benthic </Dd> </Dl> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Stratification </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> <Dl> <Dd> Pycnocline <Dl> <Dd> Isopycnal </Dd> <Dd> Chemocline <Dl> <Dd> Halocline </Dd> </Dl> </Dd> <Dd> Thermocline <Dl> <Dd> Thermohaline </Dd> </Dl> </Dd> </Dl> </Dd> </Dl> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> See also </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Marine habitats </Li> <Li> Lake stratification </Li> <Li> Aquatic ecosystems </Li> <Li> Wild fisheries </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> <Ul> <Li> </Li> <Li> </Li> <Li> </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th> Aquatic layers </Th> </Tr>

Continental shelf areas are more similar in appearance to the deep ocean floor than the nearby land