mesolimnion

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English

Etymology

From meso- +‎ -limnion.

Noun

mesolimnion (plural mesolimnions)

  1. The layer of a lake between the monimolimnion and mixolimnion.
    • 2016 January 7, “Distribution of Dehalococcoidia in the Anaerobic Deep Water of a Remote Meromictic Crater Lake and Detection of Dehalococcoidia -Derived Reductive Dehalogenase Homologous Genes”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI:
      Mixolimnion and monimolimnion are separated by a third layer called mesolimnion which is characterized by sharp gradients of dissolved Fe and salinity.