microphytobenthos

English

Etymology

From micro- +‎ phytobenthos.

Noun

microphytobenthos (uncountable)

1. very small phytobenthos
   • 2015 July 31, “Predicting Consumer Biomass, Size-Structure, Production, Catch Potential, Responses to Fishing and Associated Uncertainties in the World’s Marine Ecosystems”, in PLOS ONE‎, →DOI:

     Further, and as already mentioned in relation to potential fisheries yield, a model driven by pelagic primary production provides minimum estimates of consumer biomass and production because it ignores primary production by microphytobenthos, coral reef algae, macroalgae, seagrasses, marsh plants and mangroves.

Related terms

• microphytobenthic