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"Planktonic"
Keywords:
float
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microorganisms
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microbiological
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ecology
,
shorelines
Related Terms:
Plankton
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Zooplankton
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Benthic organism
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Coral bleaching
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Benthos
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Phytoplankton
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Benthic organisms
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Benthic
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Marine snow
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Pelagic
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Live rock
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Holoplankton
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Epifauna
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Nekton
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Benthic macroinvertebrates
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Neuston
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Benthic zone
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Infauna
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Radiolarian
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Macrophytes
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Coral reef
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Aquatic
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Red tide
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Periphyton
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Diatom
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Photic zone
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Submersed
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Lagoon
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Bloom
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Subaqueous
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Fouling
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Driftwood
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Aquatic plants
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Algae bloom
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Filter feeder
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Planktivorous
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Algae
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Tidal prism
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Coral
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Demersal
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Halophile
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Lacustrine
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Water column
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Reef
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Algal bloom
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Diatoms
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Bioherm
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Coccolithophore
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Algae blooms
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Littoral zone
Of or relating to microorganisms living in the water column (Ecology of Atlantic Shorelines 1999).
clarku.edu
Floating in the water column and unable to move more than short distances under its own power.
collections.ic.gc.ca
Used to describe aquatic organisms that float.
geology.er.usgs.gov
collective name free-floating microbiological organisms dispersed in solution, as in the case of free-swimming plankton.
cdc.gov
free-floating microorganisms whose movements are controlled by water movement (not attached to surfaces)
edstrom.com
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Keywords:
unattached
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jellyfish
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drifting
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weighing
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pounds
to do with plankton, tiny animal or plant life in salt and fresh water that provides food for fish and other water animals
lac-bac.gc.ca
Drifting unattached in water, the plankton include both plants and animals ranging from microscopic to those weighing several pounds or more (e.g. jellyfish).
gbep.state.tx.us
Keywords:
holoplankton
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meroplankton
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spends
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cycle
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life
an organism that spends part or all of its life cycle in the plankton. See meroplankton and holoplankton.
coml.org
Keywords:
exhibiting
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characteristic
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movements
exhibiting movements characteristic of plankton
fws.gov
Keywords:
relating
of or relating to plankton
wordnet.princeton.edu