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LITTORAL BENTHAL [1 record]

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Record 1 2012-01-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Ecosystems
  • Oceanography
DEF

According to some authorities the benthonic zone between the shore and water depths of approximately 100 fathoms (200 meters).

OBS

It is also called littoral benthal which is subdivided into the eulittoral and the sublittoral. The usage and interpretation of this term varies widely in the literature.

OBS

See illustration in "Principles of Oceanography," by Richard A. Davis Jr. (source DAPRI, 1972 page 206).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Écosystèmes
  • Océanographie

Spanish

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