benthic ecosystem

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• Benthic zone — The benthic zone is the ecological region at the lowest level of a body of water such as an ocean or a lake, including the sediment surface and some sub surface layers. Organisms living in this zone are called benthos. They generally live in… …   Wikipedia

• marine ecosystem — Introduction       complex of living organisms in the ocean environment.       Marine waters cover two thirds of the surface of the Earth. In some places the ocean is deeper than Mount Everest is high; for example, the Mariana Trench and the… …   Universalium

• Aquatic ecosystem — An aquatic ecosystem is an ecosystem located in water bodies. Communities of organisms that are dependent on each other and on their environment live in aquatic ecosystems. The two main types of aquatic ecosystems are marine ecosystems and… …   Wikipedia

• Xenophyophore — Taxobox name = Xenophyophores image width = 200px image caption = Xenophyophore in the Galapagos Rift domain = Eukaryota regnum = Rhizaria phylum = Foraminifera classis = Xenophyophorea subdivision ranks = Orders subdivision = Psamminida… …   Wikipedia

• экосистема бентоса — — [http://www.eionet.europa.eu/gemet/alphabetic?langcode=en] EN benthic ecosystem The interacting system of the biological communities located at the bottom of bodies of freshwater and saltwater and their non living environmental… …   Справочник технического переводчика

• Thorson's rule — (named after Gunnar Thorson by S. A. Mileikovsky in 1971)Mileikovsky, S. A. 1971. Types of larval development in marine bottom invertebrates, their distribution and ecological significance: a reevaluation. Marine Biology 19: 193 213] states that… …   Wikipedia

• Offshore aquaculture — uses fish cages similar to these inshore ones, except they are submerged and moved offshore into deeper water. Offshore aquaculture, also known as open ocean aquaculture, is an emerging approach to mariculture or marine farming where fish farms… …   Wikipedia

• Cold seep — Marine habitats Tube worms are among the dominant species in one of four cold seep community types in the Gulf of Mexico. Littoral zone …   Wikipedia

• Kelp forest — Kelp forests are underwater areas with a high density of kelp. They are recognized as one of the most productive and dynamic ecosystems on Earth.Mann, K.H. 1973. Seaweeds: their productivity and strategy for growth. Science 182: 975 981.] Kelp… …   Wikipedia

• Marine habitats — Coral reefs provide marine habitats for tube sponges, which in turn become marine habitats for fishes Littoral zone …   Wikipedia

• Marine pollution — While marine pollution can be obvious, as with the marine debris shown above, it is often the pollutants that cannot be seen that cause most harm. Marine pollution occurs when harmful, or potentially harmful effects, can result from the entry… …   Wikipedia