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benthic zone
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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, e.g. the benthic invertebrate community, including crustaceans and polychaetes.
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http://vocabs.lter-europe.net/EnvThes/21901
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http://vocabs.lter-europe.net/EnvThes/21900
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0000-0003-0631-8231
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2016-03-31
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herbert.schentz@umweltbundesamt.at
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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, e.g. the benthic invertebrate community, including crustaceans and polychaetes.
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/benthic

https://vocab.lternet.edu/vocab/vocab/?tema=62
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http://vocabs.lter-europe.net/EnvThes/
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2018-12-18
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[source of definition ] wikipedia" , "[controlled by ] Alessandro Oggioni 23.05.2013
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benthic zone
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