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benthic 中文解釋 wordnet sense Collocation Usage Collins Definition
  1. of or relating to or happening on the bottom under a body of water
  2. The benthic zone is the ecological region at the lowest level of a body of water such as an ocean or a lake, including the sediment surface and some sub-surface layers. Organisms living in this zone are called benthos. ...
  3. Pertaining to the benthos; living on the seafloor, as opposed to floating in the ocean
  4. Bottom dwelling: living on the floor of the sea or lake.
  5. Associated with lake or river bottom or substrate.
  6. Bottom area of the lake which hosts the community of organisms (benthos) that live in or on the sediment.
  7. A term that describes both organisms and processes that occur in, on, or near, a lakes bottom sediments. See also benthos.
  8. The bottom of rivers, lakes or oceans, and the organisms that live on the bottom of water bodies.
  9. Refers to animals and fish that live on or in the water bottom.
  10. Used to describe aquatic organisms that are bottom dwelling.
  11. the bottom of a river, lake, or ocean where the water meets the surface of the accumulated sediments
  12. Benthos and benthic refers to living on or under the substrate at the bottom of aquatic environments including lakes, ponds, rivers and streams, and oceans.
  13. relates to the seafloor. This can refer to a benthic organism or a benthic sample.
  14. Used to describe an animal that lives on the bottom part of an ocean, lake or pond.
  15. Pertaining to occurrence on or in the bottom sediment of wetland and aquatic ecosystems, including wetlands.
  16. Related to the ocean bottom or substrate; benthic organisms are ones which live primarily on the ocean bed.
  17. The benthic zone of an aquatic system refers to the bottom surface and water directly above it, often out of the reach of sunlight. Commonly, invertebrates live here and feed on detritus. Many caudate larvae are benthic, remaining on the bottom surface.
  18. Adjective meaning on or associated with the bottom. Benthic organisms such as clams live on or in the bottom: benthic currents flow along the bottom.
  19. The lowest level of a body of water; does not receive light.
  20. Sediment or near sediment submerged environment
  21. Occurring at the base of bodies of water: lakes, oceans and seas.
  22. Inhabiting the bottom of an aquatic environment
  23. Diatoms that grow on things, such as plants (epiphytes), rocks (epilithon), sand (episammos) or mud (epipelon).
  24. Of or pertaining to the collection of organisms living on or in sea, lake, river, or stream bottoms.
  25. The deep-water environment, including the base or floor of a waterbody. The term can be applied to both freshwater and marine environments.