benthic
(adjective)
Pertaining to the benthos; living on the seafloor, as opposed to floating in the ocean.
Examples of benthic in the following topics:
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Sea Coral and Sea Anemone Zooxanthellae
- Cnidarians that are associated with Symbiodinium occur mostly in warm oligotrophic (nutrient-poor) marine environments where they are often the dominant constituents of benthic communities.
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Cold-Seep Ecosystems
- Much less research has been done on the smaller benthic fraction at the size of the meiofauna (<1 mm).