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Benthos - Definition and Overview |
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In marine geology and biology, benthos are the organisms and habitats of the sea floor; in freshwater biology they are the organisms and habitats of the bottoms of lakes, rivers, and creeks.
From the size of organisms there are distinguished
- macrobenthos, size > 1 mm
- meiobenthos, size > 0.063 mm
- microbenthos, size <0.063 mm
Benthic organisms play a great role as food for fish and humans, but also as destruents.
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Example Usage of Benthos |
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Eurythenes: Explain why the Benthos of the east and west sides of McMurdo Sound are characterized by dramatically different infaunal assemblages. |
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Eurythenes: Why is the Antarctic shelf Benthos not as an important source of food to marine mammals and birds as it is in the Arctic? |
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