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Light and vision in the deep-sea benthos: II.
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Elizabeth Preston, Discover Magazine, 8 Sep. 2012
Researchers believed that the remains of animals may have accounted for the benthos' carbon needs.
—Eric Cheung, CNN, 15 Jan. 2020
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Elizabeth Preston, Discover Magazine, 8 Sep. 2012
Researchers believed that the remains of animals may have accounted for the benthos' carbon needs.
—Eric Cheung, CNN, 15 Jan. 2020
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“Benthos.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/benthos. Accessed 14 Jul. 2025.
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benthos
noun
ben·thos
ˈben-ˌthäs 
: the plant and animal life that lives on or in the bottom of a body of water (as an ocean)
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