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In biological oceanography, critical depth is defined as a hypothetical surface mixing depth where phytoplankton growth is precisely matched by losses of phytoplankton biomass within the depth interval.[1][note 1] This concept is useful for understanding the initiation of phytoplankton blooms.
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