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Ever heard of the term, "benthic", in reference to tropical fishes?
This term refers to the ecological region at the lowest level of a body of water such as a stream, river or a lake, including the sediment surface and some sub-surface layers. The so-called "leaf litter" zone in tropical streams is the prototypical "benthic" zone.
For many years, scientists thought that blackwater leaf litter communities were not very productive, lacking much in the way of food sources (insects) and fish diversity. This was later disproven by a bunch of studies of this benthic region in streams, with the discovery that they are home to a diverse assemblage of fishes, insects, and even crustaceans in some areas.(click to read more)
Ever heard of the term, "benthic", in reference to tropical fishes?
This term refers to the ecological region at the lowest level of a body of water such as a stream, river or a lake, including the sediment surface and some sub-surface layers. The so-called "leaf litter" zone in tropical streams is the prototypical "benthic" zone.
For many years, scientists thought that blackwater leaf litter communities were not very productive, lacking much in the way of food sources (insects) and fish diversity. This was later disproven by a bunch of studies of this benthic region in streams, with the discovery that they are home to a diverse assemblage of fishes, insects, and even crustaceans in some areas.(click to read more)
