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Sea Turtle Glossary

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Demersal

Variations: Bottom-dwelling

Occupying the bottom of the ocean, whether in the neritic or oceanic zone, essentially the same meaning as benthic

See also: benthic   oceanic   neritic

Entered by: Lucy Hawkes
Modified by: Matthew Godfrey
Entered: 2005-05-06 09:34:14
Last modified: 2007-03-18 22:23:19