The phrase "benthic habitat" refers to the environment or living area at the bottom of a body of water, such as the ocean or a lake. It includes the sediment, rocks, and organisms that are found there.
Sentences with «benthic habitat»
In addition to these mid-ocean ridge studies I am also involved in the application of similar marine geophysical techniques to study sedimentary processes and characterize benthic habitats in the near shore setting. (ldeo.columbia.edu)
In the course of global change and increasing ocean acidification, an important base for benthic habitats might break away. (oceanacidification.de)
Recent models of gray whale carrying capacity during the Pleistocene suggest that enough benthic habitat existed to support a population of this size [74]. (journals.plos.org)