Benthic

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-003003",
  "term": "Benthic",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "1. Of or pertaining to the bottom of a body of water.\n\n2. Refers to material, especially sediment, at the bottom of an aquatic ecosystem. It can be used to describe the organisms that live on, or in, the bottom of a waterbody.\n\n3. Bottom-dwelling. Benthic organisms spend at least part of their lives in, on or near the bottom of aquatic environments.\n\n4. Relating to or occurring at the bottom of a body of water.\n\n5. An organism that feeds on the sediment at the bottom of a water body such as an ocean, lake, or river.\n\n6. An organism that feeds on the sediment at the bottom of a waterbody such as an ocean, lake, or river.",
  "subject": "Water",
  "see_also": [
    "Benthos"
  ],
  "references": [
    "Watershed Protection Glossary",
    "Sediment Total Maximum Daily Loads (TMDLs) Glossary",
    "Chesapeake Bay Glossary",
    "Superfund for Students and Teachers Glossary",
    "Terms of Environment",
    "Federal Land Management in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/benthic/"
}