The river continuum and fish zonation concepts are idealized ... Benthos: The community of organisms inhabiting the solid floor, or benthic zone of any water body. Biomes: Large biogeographical ...

and the macro-invertebrates and benthic organisms the fish rely on as food: “They survive in the water, they need the water to live and breathe, and without water they die very quickly.” ...

Gambierdiscus is a benthic toxic microalgae that lives ... to understand the diseases and the reasons fish die.” Meantime, also on the water, Sawfish expert Dean Grubbs and his team from Florida ...