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benthos
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Organismi acquatici che vivono in stretto rapporto con il substrato
Benthos refers to the organisms that live on or near the bottom of bodies of water, including oceans, lakes, and rivers. These bottom-dwelling communities are important because they play a crucial role in nutrient cycling and serve as a food source for other aquatic organisms.
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Within Vinony's link graph, benthos connects to benthic zone.
It is catalogued under topics including Ecology terminology, Marine organisms and Oceanographical terminology.
Vinony links it to 55 Wikipedia language editions.
Wikidata facts
- Subclass of
- aquatic organism
- Image
- Paramuricea clavata (Risso, 1826) 1.jpg
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- Commons category
- Benthos
- has characteristic
- bottom
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Article · Italiano
Il benthos (o bentos, dal greco antico βένθος, «abisso») è la categoria ecologica che comprende gli organismi acquatici, sia d'acqua dolce sia marini, che vivono in stretto contatto con il fondo o fissati ad un substrato solido.
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