What is Benthos?
{{nosources|date=July 2024}} '''Benthos''': the [[flora]] and [[fauna]] found at the bottom of the [[sea]] or [[lake]]. Covers quite a wide range of uses, for instance, animals in [[rock pool]]s are benthic, though only a few inches below the surface. In the [[ocean]], used to contrast organisms in the sea depths (though not actually on the bottom), with [[plankton]], living in the upper [[pelagic zone]]. The problem is addressed by extending the pelagic zone down below the light to the ''bathypelagic'' and ''abyssopelagic'' zones. These terms, however, are mostly not used. [[Category:Oceanography]] [[Category:Biomes]]