Psammon

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Psammon (from Greek "psammos", "sand" [1] ) is an ecological community of organisms inhabiting coastal sand. It conissts of biota buried in moist sediments. [2] Psammon is also sometimes considered a part of benthos due to its near-bottom distribution. [3] Psammon term is commonly used to refer to freshwater reservoirs such as lakes. [2] [4]

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  1. ↑ "psammon". YourDictionary.
  2. 1 2 "Freshwater lake communities". Encyclopædia Britannica.
  3. ↑ "Marine-Lab in Rovigno, part 2". University of Salzburg. 1999.
  4. ↑ Krystyna Kalinowska (2013). "Community structure of psammon ciliates in sandy beaches of lakes". Oceanological and Hydrobiological Studies. 42 (1): 14–21. doi: 10.2478/s13545-013-0051-5 . S2CID   83737341.
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