benthos

English - Turkish

Definition of benthos in English Turkish dictionary: dip canlıları; bentos; benthoscopedeniz dibi araştlrmalarında kullanılan küre şeklinde motorsuz denizalt; denis dibinde yaşıyan; deniz dibi alemi; deniz dibinde yaşayan bitki veya hayvanlar; deniz dibi

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Definition of benthos in English English dictionary: The flora and fauna at the bottom of the ocean or other body of water; The organisms that live in or near the bottom of a water body or in the sediment; organisms living on or in the bottom of oceans, seas, rivers, lakes and other water bodies [JVG]; Bottom-dwelling aquatic plants and animals A term applied to organisms that live on or in a lake's bottom and/or bottom sediments See also "benthic "; organisms (plants and animals) that live at or near the bottom of a sea; The plant and animal life whose habitat is the bottom of a sea, lake, or river; The bottom of a sea or lake; Collective term for organisms living in or on the sediments; the fauna and flora of the sea bottom; opposed to plankton; The plant and animal organisms that live on the sea floor Often divided into two categories: deep-sea benthos, below 200 meters and the littoral benthos, from 200 meters to the high-water spring tide level; Animals and plants associated with the sea bottom; Plants or animals that live in or on the bottom of an aquatic environment such as an estuary; organisms associated with the bottom sediments of water bodies; Those animals who live on the sediments of the sea floor, including both mobile and non-mobile forms; & Zoöl; of the deep oceans; hence Bot; marine organisms that live on or near the ocean floor; {i} plants and animals living on the ocean floor; The communities of aquatic life which dwell in or on the bottom sediments of a water body; organisms (plants and animals) that live at or near the bottom of a sea a region including the bottom of the sea and the littoral zones; Components of the sea bed, for example sediments, detritus, bottom dwelling communities; An inclusive term that refers to all living organisms on the bottom of an aquatic system; Aquatic plants or animals that live on or near the bottom of a water body; A group of organisms, most often invertebrates, that live in or on the bottom in; Those forms of marine life that are bottom-dwelling; also, the ocean bottom itself Certain fish that are closely associated with the benthos may be included; The whole group of organisms in a water body (pond, lake, or river) which crawl about on the bottom, or burrow into the bottom, or grow attached to the bottom Those aquatic organisms that are carried passively by water currents or the wind are termed plankton and those that swim actively and may move long distances for feeding or breeding purposes, nekton; The bottom of the sea, esp; bottom of sea or lake; a region including the bottom of the sea and the littoral zones; Biota that live on or near the bottom of a water body; The bottom of the sea or of any body of water; All plants and animals living on or closely associated with the bottom of a body of water