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isobenth

isobenth noun: an isoline connecting points on a map having equal amounts of benthic biomass.

Noun

isobenth (plural isobenths)

  1. (marine biology) An isoline connecting points on a map having equal amounts of benthic biomass.
    • The boundaries as well as the macro-epibenthic biomass distribution and composition of a North Adriatic benthic community […] were determined. […] The biomass values were used to establish isobenths. Within the community, the mean biomass, measured as wet weight, amounted to 370 (±73) g/m² with...1976, K. Fedra et al., “On the ecology of a North Adriatic benthic community: Distribution, standing crop and composition of the macrobenthos”, in Marine Biology, volume 38, pages 129–145

Forms of isobenth

pluralisobenths

Origin of isobenth

From iso- + clipping of benthos.

Questions about isobenth

What does isobenth mean?
Isobenth means an isoline connecting points on a map having equal amounts of benthic biomass.
What part of speech is isobenth?
Isobenth is a noun.
What is the plural of isobenth?
The plural of isobenth is isobenths.

Words near isobenth in the dictionary

  1. isobavachalcone
  2. isobavachin
  3. Isobel
  4. Isobella
  5. Isobelle
  6. isobenth
  7. isobenths
  8. isobenzofuran
  9. isobenzofurans
  10. isobergapten
  11. isobestic

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