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Meanings of benthic ecosystem in English
The interacting system of the biological communities located at the bottom of bodies of freshwater and saltwater and their non-living environmental surroundings.\ (Source: TOE / DOE)
Conversely, just beyond the shelf break, the benthicecosystem was dominated by a low-diversity, opportunistic fauna indicating ongoing colonization of massive sand-bed deposits.
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Marine encrusting communities play vital roles in benthicecosystems and have major economic implications with regards to biofouling.