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plankton
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plankton |
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plancton |
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- floating, drifting or slowly swimming organisms that cannot swim against currents. - floating and drifting organisms that have limited swimming abilities and that are carried largely passively with water currents (opp. nekton). These include bacteria (bacterioplankton), plants and plant-like organisms (phytoplankton) and the animals (zooplankton) that eat them. |
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- organismes flottants, dérivants ou nageant doucement, qui ne peuvent pas nager contre les courants. - organismes dérivants et flottants qui ont des capacités natatoires limitées et qui sont massivement transportés par les courants d’eau (contraire : necton). Comprend les bactéries (bactério-plancton), les plantes et les organismes similaires (phytoplancton) ainsi que les animaux qui les mangent (zooplancton.) |
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