Adjective describing the floor of oceans, lakes and other water bodies, and including the sediment surface and subsurface. As a habitat this is called the benthic zone; benthic organisms inhabit it (such organisms are collectively called benthos).
Adjective describing the floor of oceans, lakes and other water bodies, and including the sediment surface and subsurface. As a habitat this is called the benthic zone; benthic organisms inhabit it (such organisms are collectively called benthos).