benthic
adjective
ben·thic
ˈben(t)-thik 
1
: of, relating to, or occurring at the bottom of a body of water
2
: of, relating to, or occurring in the depths of the ocean
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But Craig Smith, a benthic ecologist at the University of Hawai’i at Manoa, said the revelation of the carcasses alone roughly doubles the number of whale falls known to exist in the worlds’ ocean.
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Maura Fox, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Jan. 2024
Gray whales feed on benthic amphipods crustaceans, which feed on algae grown under sea ice.
—Brenton Blanchet, Peoplemag, 13 Oct. 2023
In Tokyo, Takazawa works as a researcher at an environmental research company, studying water, plankton, benthic organisms and fish.
—Alena Naiden, Anchorage Daily News, 28 July 2023
Like vessel strikes, dredging is known to be especially harmful for Atlantic sturgeon: Their eggs need to attach to rocky riverbed in order to hatch; to forage, the fish need muddy bottom, where their primary food sources — crustaceans, worms, mollusks and other tiny benthic fish — live.
—Andrew S. Lewis, New York Times, 2 Feb. 2023
Pelagic species had shifted poleward in the northern hemisphere more than benthic.
—Disha Shetty, Forbes, 6 Apr. 2021
Of an evil, benthic dweller waiting to attack.
—Lesley Finn, Longreads, 7 July 2022
Trawled sediments also had up to 52% lower organic matter content, a measure of fertility and the availability of food for benthic species.
—Christie Wilcox, Discover Magazine, 30 May 2014
The benthic forams were the canary in the coal mine, and so too may be the sharks 19 million years ago, Sibert says.
—Connor Lynch, Discover Magazine, 15 Nov. 2021
Maura Fox, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Jan. 2024
Gray whales feed on benthic amphipods crustaceans, which feed on algae grown under sea ice.
—Brenton Blanchet, Peoplemag, 13 Oct. 2023
In Tokyo, Takazawa works as a researcher at an environmental research company, studying water, plankton, benthic organisms and fish.
—Alena Naiden, Anchorage Daily News, 28 July 2023
Like vessel strikes, dredging is known to be especially harmful for Atlantic sturgeon: Their eggs need to attach to rocky riverbed in order to hatch; to forage, the fish need muddy bottom, where their primary food sources — crustaceans, worms, mollusks and other tiny benthic fish — live.
—Andrew S. Lewis, New York Times, 2 Feb. 2023
Pelagic species had shifted poleward in the northern hemisphere more than benthic.
—Disha Shetty, Forbes, 6 Apr. 2021
Of an evil, benthic dweller waiting to attack.
—Lesley Finn, Longreads, 7 July 2022
Trawled sediments also had up to 52% lower organic matter content, a measure of fertility and the availability of food for benthic species.
—Christie Wilcox, Discover Magazine, 30 May 2014
The benthic forams were the canary in the coal mine, and so too may be the sharks 19 million years ago, Sibert says.
—Connor Lynch, Discover Magazine, 15 Nov. 2021
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“Benthic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/benthic. Accessed 20 Apr. 2024.
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