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What is thermal stratification? Explain its types.

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Thermal stratification is usually found in aquatic habitat. The change in the temperature profile with increasing depth in a water body is called thermal stratification. There are three kinds of thermal stratifications.
1. Epilimnion The upper layer of warmer water.
2. Metalimnion - The middle layer with a zone of gradual decrease in temperature.
3. Hypolimnion The bottom layer of colder water.
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