Definition of «benthic communities»

"Benthic communities" refers to the various organisms that live in or on the bottom of a body of water, such as a lake or ocean. These communities include organisms like plants, small animals, and bacteria that rely on the sediment or substrate for food and shelter.

Sentences with «benthic communities»

Our comparisons focus on benthic communities exposed to similar elevations in CO2 concentrations that are within the forecasted range of change by the end of this century [46,67]. (rstb.royalsocietypublishing.org)
Higher CO2 concentrations lower the nutritional quality of the terrestrial litter (Lindroth et al., 2001; Tuchman et al., 2002, 2003a, 2003b) which in turn will affect the food web relationships of benthic communities in rivers. (ipcc.ch)
The Canadian Museum of Nature has been very supportive of my research and promotional activities, enabling me to study benthic communities in many systems, teach marine biology on the Atlantic and Pacific Coasts, and popularize my findings through the media and museum exhibits. (sciencemag.org)
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