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NALT Full

Natural Resources, Conservation, Environment
natural resources
biological resources
sedentary species

Preferred term

sedentary species

Type

Topic

Definition

Organisms which, at the harvest stage, either are immobile on or under the seafloor or are unable to move except in constant physical contact with the seafloor or the subsoil.
Source: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Fish Glossary
Type: Concept definition

Broader concept

Related concepts

In other languages

especies sedentarias

Spanish

URI

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/283818

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