| benthos |
organisms living on the bottom of the water column, either at or just under the sediment-water interface.
Ãâó: www.csa.com/hottopics/aquacult/gloss.php
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| benthos |
The floor of a sea or ocean; also includes the bottom-dwelling organisms that live there.
Ãâó: www.seagrant.sunysb.edu/BTRI/btriterms.htm
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| benthos |
Plants and animals that live on, in, or attached to the sea bottom.
Ãâó: museum.gov.ns.ca/mnh/nature/nhns2/glossary.htm
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| benthos |
organisms that live on or in the bottom sediments of a water body.
Ãâó: www.pen.k12.va.us/VDOE/LFB/glossary/b.html
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| benthos |
Animals, such as clams, and plants, such as kelp, that live on the bottom of the ocean regardless of water depth. Most plants live in shallow water
Ãâó: www.planetpals.com/ecodictionary.html
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