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HABITAT AQUATIQUE [1 record]

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Record 1 2020-05-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Ecosystems
  • Ecology (General)
  • Marine Biology
  • Fish
DEF

A specific type of area with environmental (biological, chemical, or physical) characteristics needed and used by an aquatic organism, population, or community.

CONT

Fishes live in virtually all aquatic habitats. Different species of fish are adapted for different habitats: rocky shores, coral reefs, kelp forests, rivers and streams, lakes and ponds, under sea ice, the deep sea, and other environments of fresh, salt, and brackish water.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Écosystèmes
  • Écologie (Généralités)
  • Biologie marine
  • Poissons
CONT

Les organismes benthiques vivent sur le fond ou dans les sédiments des habitats aquatiques (lacs, rivières, étangs, etc.).

Spanish

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