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Sea Turtle Glossary

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Benthic

Referring to an animal that lives on or near the bottom of a body of water. Also an aquatic biome consisting of the ocean bottom below the pelagic and coastal zones. Large juvenile sea turtles of different species usually frequent benthic zones.

See also: pelagic   neritic   bathymetry

WWW References:

• Benthic habitat of Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands
• Witzell 2002

Citations:

• Witzell, W. N. 2002. Immature Atlantic loggerhead turtles (Caretta caretta): suggested changes to the life history model. - Herpetological Reveiw 33: 266-269.

Entered by: Michael Coyne
Modified by: Matthew Godfrey
Entered: 2003-09-09 12:26:34
Last modified: 2005-05-06 00:25:31