Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Of or occurring in the deeper, open waters of lakes or ponds.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Living in fresh water; pertaining to fresh-water life.
- Specifically Noting the free-floating or free-swimming microscopic organisms found in rivers, lakes, pools, and other bodies of fresh water. Sometimes used synonymously with pelagic.
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- adjective Of or pertaining to the
deeper , open waters of alake etc.
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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However, in a few localities, an inverse process has been observed, such as in Caño Mánamo (Delta Amacuro), where mangroves have expanded at a rate of 6 - 7 ha/year since 1965, when a cofferdam was built, leading to the salinization of the formerly limnetic waters.
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Little light penetrates all the way through the limnetic zone into the profundal zone.
Freshwater biomes 2007
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The near-surface open water surrounded by the littoral zone is the limnetic zone.
Freshwater biomes 2007
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The limnetic zone is well-lighted (like the littoral zone) and is dominated by plankton, both phytoplankton and zooplankton.
Freshwater biomes 2007
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The UBC study involved new species found in British Columbia lakes that have evolved distinct physical traits: limnetic sticklebacks (smaller open water dwellers with narrow mouths), benthic sticklebacks (larger bottom dwellers with a wide gape) and a generalist species to represent the probable ancestor of the two species.
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The UBC study involved new species found in British Columbia lakes that have evolved distinct physical traits: limnetic sticklebacks (smaller open water dwellers with narrow mouths), benthic sticklebacks (larger bottom dwellers with a wide gape) and a generalist species to represent the probable ancestor of the two species.
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adj., Of, pertaining to, or living in the open part of a freshwater lake or pond, away from the margin or bottom.
August 10, 2008