seabed

Also known as sea floor, seafloor, ocean floor, sea bed, ocean bottom, bottom of the ocean, floor of the ocean, oceanbed

thumb|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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Commons category: Seabed

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Contents

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.