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benthic

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benthic [′ben·thik]
(oceanography)
Of,pertaining to, or living on the bottom or at the greatest depths of a large body of water. Also known as benthonic.


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A special section is devoted to selecting ecological indicators based on benthic invertebrate fauna data sets.
According to Dr Chris Wade from the Institute of Genetics, "Using genetic data we have been able to prove that the planktonic species Streptochilus globigerus and the benthic - sediment living - foraminiferan Bolivina variabilis are one and the same biological species.
Abstract--The recovery of benthic communities inside the western Gulf of Maine fishing closure area was evaluated by comparing invertebrate assemblages at sites inside and outside of the closure four to six years after the closure was established.
 
 
 
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