Difference between revisions of "Nekton"

Latest revision as of 22:33, 2 March 2022

Definition of Nekton:

All animals in a body of water, ranging from microscopic organisms to whales that can swim, i.e. are capable to move independently of the current.

This is the common definition for Nekton, other definitions can be discussed in the article

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 {{Definition|title=Nekton
-|definition= The organisms swimming actively in water.<ref> Lawrence, E. (2005). Henderson’s dictionary of biology. Pearson Education Limited, 13th ed., Harlow. 748 p</ref>.}}
+|definition= All animals in a body of water, ranging from microscopic organisms to whales that can swim, i.e. are capable to move independently of the current.
-==References==
+}}
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