Definition
Benthos includes all living organisms closely related to the sea floors. Benthic plants, or phytobenthos (algae and pharenogams) can be distinguished from benthic animals, or zoobenthos (worms, molluscs, shellfish, fish, etc). Moreover, the fauna living on the surface (or epifauna), attached or free-floating, is different from the fauna living in sediments (endofauna).

Macrobenthos
Concerning the REBENT network, only marine macrobenthos (organisms greater than 1 mm in size ) living in tidal zones and on shallow sea floors along the French coastlines, are studied.

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Their classification : benthic organisms belong to different groups.

Their nutrition : benthic animals do not all feed in the same way.

Rebent Overview

• REBENT presentation
  • Description
  • Brittany as a pilot-region
• MESH European Project

Benthos Overview

• What is benthos ?
  • Definition
  • Spatial distribution
  • Reference studies
• Why should the benthos be monitored ?
  • Monitoring of benthos
  • The main causes of disturbance in the benthic sector
  • Management requirements
  • Regulations
  • Long-term modifications and expectations
• Implementation techniques
  • Presentation

Partners

Mapping

Studies by zone

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  • Baie d’Audierne

Faunal and Floral Monitoring

• Les habitats suivis
• Herbiers de zostères
  • [Zostera noltii] Suivi
• Sables fins intertidaux
• Sables fins subtidaux
• Maërl
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• Estran rocheux (Faune)
• Rocheux subtidal (Flore-Faune)

Documents

News

REBENT Workshop

• Journées Rebent 2010
• Journées Rebent 2006