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Productivity

The rate at with plants use carbon through photosynthesis, or the Net Primary Productivity is very very low in this region.
This is due to the fact that there is very miniscule amounts of sunlight that reach these levels.

Major Life Forms

Abiotic limited factors

There is barely any light
Very High oxygen content
Total Lack of Nutrients
Very high pressure
Because of this, there is not a lot of plant life, and very little energy to sustain a population growth.

Special Features

PLant Adaptation

Since it is a region with very low temperature and high pressure, the plants need to have adapted to fit into an area lacking in energy.
Vegetation that lives in the region includes phytoplankton and algae.
These plants do not photosynthesize, they consume nutrient from salt concentrations
These salt concentrations are made up of nitrogen, phosphorus and silica.

Phytoplankton (Diatoms)

Animal Adaptations

Live longer and reproduce more slowly
Angler fish for example has bioluminescent capabilities.
Have high concentrations of trimethylamine oxide, which allows them to maintain a proper water balance, and stabilize proteins at high pressures.
Large gaps for mouths that allow for the collection of as much food as possible