epibenthosn.
/ɛpɪˈbɛnθɒs/ Biology.
The flora and fauna living at or near the bottom of any body of water, spec. on the surface of the bottom.
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colonist1839
benthos1891
land form1897
heterotroph1900
autotroph1901
epibenthos1902
specialist1902
microaerophile1903
nitrifier1903
consumer1904
nitrogen fixer1904
producer1904
indicator1906
psychrophile1906
thermophil1909
sulphuretum1925
influent1926
halobiont1928
halophile1928
mesophile1928
oligosaprobe1931
saprobe1932
eurytope1938
stenotope1938
photoautotroph1939
chemoautotroph1943
prototroph1946
mixotrophy1948
chemolithoautotroph1949
auxotroph1950
chemoheterotroph1951
chemoorganotroph1953
chemolithotroph1955
chemotroph1958
osmophile1961
psychrotroph1963
saprotroph1963
generalist1964
opportunist1967
cryophile1970
1902 Encycl. Brit. XXXIII. 933/2 The epibenthos is obviously that fauna to which, except in polar regions, light and warmth are necessary.
1976 Jrnl. Appl. Ecol. 13 486 The low oxygen content observed in the downstream stations may be due to the epibenthos being displaced from the upstream sections by winter storms.
1990 Progress Oceanogr. 25 239 Despite the potentially important role of detritus in regulating the standing stock of detritivorous epibenthos and benthic infauna, we know little of the sources and quantities of detritus or of the processes that make it available.
Derivatives
epiˈbenthic adj. belonging to or characteristic of the epibenthos.
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the world > life > biology > balance of nature > organisms in relation to habitat > [adjective]
fieldya1382
waterya1382
agrestial1608
subterranean1638
lucifugous1654
nemoral1656
subcutaneous1664
subterraneous1832
subtidal1852
xylophilous1862
xerophilous1863
acid-loving1870
aerobic1878
aerobian1879
aerobious1879
aerobiotic1880
subaquatic1880
aerophilous1885
facultative1887
pelagic1887
aerophile1888
autotrophic1893
heterotrophic1893
plastic1893
thermophilic1894
thermophil1896
mesophilic1897
halolimnic1898
polybathic1898
tolerant1898
limnetic1899
thermophilous1899
metatrophic1900
mixotrophic1900
paratrophic1900
mesophilous1901
benthic1902
epibenthic1902
eurybathic1902
microaerophilic1903
sympatric1904
benthoal1905
cryophile1907
benthonic1909
microaerophile1909
lenitic1916
lotic1916
psychrotolerant1924
oligosaprobic1925
polysaprobic1925
aerophilic1929
saprobic1932
primary1934
lentic1935
chemoautotrophic1936
eurytopic1937
psammic1938
saprotrophic1942
prototrophic1946
chemolithoautotrophic1949
auxotrophic1950
chemolithotrophic1953
chemoorganotrophic1953
opportunist1956
psychrophile1956
psychrophilic1958
opportunistic1960
psychrotrophic1960
oligosaprobe1990
1902 Encycl. Brit. XXXIII. 933/1 The epibenthic fauna is exposed to certain definite environmental conditions.
1991 Aquaculture & Fisheries Managem. 22 35 The colonization of the benthos showed a marked ecological succession. Nematodes were the first group of animals to appear and reached a peak of abundance about 2 weeks before the epibenthic copepods.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1933; most recently modified version published online June 2018).
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