adj
Alternative form of abyssobenthic [Occurring on or related to the ocean floor of the abyssal zone.]
adj
Alternative form of abyssopelagic [Of or pertaining to the depths of the ocean; of the open waters of the abyssal zone.]
adj
Occurring on or related to the ocean floor of the abyssal zone.
adj
Of or pertaining to the depths of the ocean; of the open waters of the abyssal zone.
n
(botany) Any plant, such as an Alpine, that grows at a high altitude
n
Alternative form of air plant [epiphyte]
adj
(zoology) Tending to be associated with algae
adj
(biology, of a marine organism) That lives at a variety of depths
adj
(biology, of a fish) Capable of living in both fresh water and sea water; having a life cycle partly in fresh water and partly in sea water
n
(ecology) Any plant found only in human-created habitats
adj
(biology) Thriving in the presence of flowers.
adj
(biology) Thriving in the presence of humans.
n
(ecology) A plant introduced into a new habitat by humans
n
(biology) Any organism of the domain Archaea.
adj
Living at the surface of a body of water.
n
(biology) A biome delineated by depth of water
adj
(archaic) Living in the depths of the water, or near the bottom under the deep water.
n
A demersed fish living and/or feeding underwater below 200 meters (650 feet).
adj
(oceanography) Of or pertaining to the parts of the oceans at depths between 1000 and 4000 meters deep.
n
(biology) plankton living in the bathyal zone
n
(biology, ecology) A marine ecotype that lives at a specific depth
adj
Pertaining to the benthos; living on the seafloor, as opposed to floating in the ocean.
n
(ecology) A deep-sea environment
n
(ecology, biology) The habitat at the bottom of a body of water.
adj
Alternative form of benthic [Pertaining to the benthos; living on the seafloor, as opposed to floating in the ocean.]
adj
Both benthic and pelagic.
n
(biology) Any organism that lives on the seafloor
adj
(biology) That thrives at great depth
n
The flora and fauna at the bottom of a body of water.
adj
Describing the biological content of the open seas, especially the sediment that drifts down from dead organisms
adj
(biology) That is normally pelagic but rises to surface waters in winter
n
Synonym of chrysophilite
adj
Of fish: both benthic (living on or near the seafloor) and cryptic (hiding in crevices, or camouflaged).
adj
Relating to cryptofauna
n
The flora that exist in protected or concealed microhabitats.
adj
Thriving in an environment with trees; living in or on trees.
n
(botany) any plant which grows in trees
adj
Of, being, or pertaining to a dienophile.
n
(botany) any plant that grows with its roots in the soil and shoots in the air
adj
(ecology) That lives within the sediment on the seafloor
n
(ecology) benthic organisms that live buried or burrowing in the sediment, often in the oxygenated top layer
adj
Relating to, or living in the soil or litter immediately beneath the surface
adj
Living inside an enclosed space such as a burrow, crack, cave or building as opposed to living outdoors (exophilic)
adj
(ecology) That lives on the surface of sediments at the bottom of the sea
adj
Alternative form of epibenthic [(ecology) That lives on the surface of sediments at the bottom of the sea]
n
(ecology) benthic organisms that live on top of the sediment
adj
Alternative form of epigean [That lives on or near the surface of the land.]
adj
(biology) Living near the surface of the ground
n
Any organism that lives on or near the surface of the land.
adj
Living on the surface of the land.
n
The surface layer of a liquid body, used in reference to a reservoir or body of water
n
(biology) All the organisms that float on top of the water
adj
Alternative form of epipelagic [Of, pertaining to, or inhabiting the water from the surface of the sea down to 200 metres.]
adj
(of algae) Growing on mud
adj
(botany) Pertaining to an epiphyte.
adj
(biology, botany) Of or pertaining to an epiphyte
v
To colonize with an epiphyte
n
(biology) periphyton growing on other plants
n
The community of biota or fauna that live on top of sand.
n
(biology) All the epiphytes of a plant
n
(ecology) Any plant deliberately introduced to a region for cultivation.
adj
(zoology) Able to live at different depths (of water)
adj
(biology) That is widely distributed in various climates
adj
(biology) Describing a plant or animal that is found in a wide range of environments, and is thus widely distributed
n
The botanical study of ferns.
adj
Relating to fungiculture.
n
(botany) The property of bearing flowers and fruit at or below ground level.
adj
Relating to the oceans at depths greater than 6,000 meters in the suboceanic trenches.
adj
(botany) Of or relating to helophytes.
adj
Describing a marine environment that has both neritic and pelagic characteristics.
n
(ecology) An organism which requires an external supply of energy in the form of food as it cannot synthesize its own.
adj
(biology) That inhabits the seafloor during all phases of life
adj
(of a lake) Having layers of water that intermix at least once a year.
adj
(biology) That remain pelagic through the entire life cycle.
adj
(zoology) Requiring a habitat of a thin layer of water covering a rock surface.
adj
(biology) That lives above the seafloor
n
(biology) benthic organisms that live just above the sediment
n
(geography) The perpetually cold layer of water that lies beneath the thermocline of a thermally stratified lake.
n
(biology) All the organisms that live just beneath the surface of the water
n
An intertidal zone or an organism that inhabits such a zone
n
(biology) An organism that lives in pure water, or water of very low organic content.
adj
of or pertaining to lichenology
adj
(biology) adapted to live in marshes or marshy places
adj
(ecology) Inhabiting fresh water.
n
(biology) Benthic organisms between .1 mm and 1 mm in size.
n
(ecology) A type of interstitial fauna, such as psammon, found in rock fissures, between the grains of loose sediments, on algae, etc. It is a part of the microfauna.
adj
(biology) Partially aquatic (typically during part of a life-cycle)
adj
(oceanography) Describing a pelagic zone of the oceans between the photic epipelagic and the aphotic bathypelagic zones
adv
Within a mesopelagic zone
adj
(biology) describing organisms that inhabit such water
adj
microscopic and pelagic
adj
(biology) Of organisms: swimming near the bottom of a sea or lake.
n
(botany) A plant species recently introduced to an area (in contrast to archaeophyte, a long-established introduced species).
adj
Relating to a layer of the deep oceans that contains suspended sediment.
n
(biology) All the organisms that live at the surface of water.
adj
Relating to, or characteristic of an ocnophil
adj
(biology) Relating to pagophily
n
(biology) Any organism that lives in the open sea rather than in coastal or inland waters.
n
(ecology) A mixture of algae, cyanobacteria, heterotrophic microbes, and detritus that is attached to submerged surfaces in most aquatic ecosystems.
n
(biology) Any plant on which an epiphyte grows
n
(biology) benthic organisms that are plants or algae
n
(biology) Any organism that thrives around plants
n
(ecology) The organisms that live floating at the surface of water.
adj
(biology) Of, pertaining to, or inhabiting a body of water containing decomposing organic matter and thus little dissolved oxygen
adj
(aquatic ecology) Relating to the deep zone of an inland body of water where very little sunlight penetrates; located between the limnetic and the benthic zones.
n
(biology) Any organism that lives in fast-flowing water
adj
Alternative spelling of semipelagic [(biology) Partially living their life on the bottom (benthic) and partially living their life in the water column above (pelagic).]
adj
(biology) Partially living their life on the bottom (benthic) and partially living their life in the water column above (pelagic).
adj
Alternative form of stenobathic [(zoology) Able to live only within a limited range of depths (of water).]
adj
Alternative form of stygobitic [(zoology) Living exclusively in groundwater, such as aquifers or caves.]
adj
Alternative form of stygobitic [(zoology) Living exclusively in groundwater, such as aquifers or caves.]
adj
(biology) Relating to stygophiles
adj
Relating to subtroglophiles
adj
(biology) Relating to the suprabenthos
n
(biology) The organisms that live on the sea floor but migrate above it seasonally or daily
n
(sciences) The study of the Asteraceae.
n
(biology) Any benthic organism found amongst plankton because of sea currents etc
adj
Synonym of oenophilic.
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