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English
Etymology
From iso- + clipping of benthos.
Noun
isobenth (plural isobenths)
- (marine biology) An isoline connecting points on a map having equal amounts of benthic biomass.
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: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 maxima of more than 1000 g/m². Biomass distribution and composition is examined, and the ecological function and meaning of the observed patterns is discussed.