seabed
Sign in to savethumb|Common stingray foraging for [[invertebrates in seafloor sediment.]]
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The seabed is the floor of the ocean, covered with sediment where various marine animals like stingrays forage for food. It matters because it is a habitat where ocean creatures find invertebrates and other resources they depend on to survive.
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18 sectionsContents
- Structure
- Depth below seafloor {{anchor|Depth}}
- Sediments
- Terrigenous and biogenous
- Hydrogenous and cosmogenous
- Size classification
- Benthos
- Topography
- Features
- Human impact
- Exploration
- Plastic pollution
- Exploitation
- In art and culture
- See also
- References
- Further reading
- External links
thumb|Common stingray foraging for [[invertebrates in seafloor sediment.]]
The seabed is the bottom of the ocean. Alternatively, it is known as the seafloor, sea floor, ocean floor, or ocean bottom. The floor of all the world's oceans is known as the seabed.