What does benthon mean?
Benthon means (ecology, biology) The habitat at the bottom of a body of water..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
(ecology, biology) The habitat at the bottom of a body of water..
The simple trophic relations in the plankton do not demand such a wide variety of adaptations as do the complex relations in the benthon where, in addition to microphagous herbivores, there are also macrophagous ones and an^([sic]) unique of detritus feeders which build up animal protoplasm on the sea floor.
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Benthon means (ecology, biology) The habitat at the bottom of a body of water..
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The simple trophic relations in the plankton do not demand such a wide variety of adaptations as do the complex relations in the benthon where, in addition to microphagous herbivores, there are also macrophagous ones and an^([sic]) unique of detritus feeders which build up animal protoplasm on the sea floor.
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