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Fuchs knew benthic species tend to release their tiny larvae when the water warms to a certain temperature. Erik Stokstad, Science | AAAS, "Ocean warming has seafloor species headed in the wrong direction," 7 Sep. 2020

Warmer temperatures and retreating ice sheets harm benthic habitats and the creatures within (PDF) that the gray whales eat. Daniel Wolfe, Quartz, "Scientists are worried that a thousand gray whales have died so far this year," 20 July 2019

Indicators include the team’s biodiversity surveys of dragonfly larvae and other benthic macroinvertebrates sensitive to water quality. Dustin Renwick, National Geographic, "Five years on, the Flint water crisis is nowhere near over," 25 Apr. 2019

The overpopulation theory Before their journey south, gray whales feed on sea bugs at the bottom of the ocean in what is known as the benthic zone. Daniel Wolfe, Quartz, "Scientists are worried that a thousand gray whales have died so far this year," 20 July 2019

Monk seals dine on nearly the entire buffet of foods offered in the mid-Pacific Ocean, from octopus to eel to lobster to benthic fish, any of which could be infected. Kim Steutermann Rogers, Smithsonian, "How the Tiniest of Parasites is Taking Down the Mightiest of Monk Seals," 9 July 2018

The current swept along crabs and shrimp and maybe a few marine worms and other benthic life unable to fight the flow. Shannon Tompkins, Houston Chronicle, "Bay food chain comes to life with tide change," 14 Apr. 2018

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