Psammon

Psammon (from Greek "psammos", "sand"¹) is an ecological community of organisms inhabiting coastal sand. It consists 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.²⁴

References

"psammon". YourDictionary.
"Freshwater lake communities". Encyclopædia Britannica.
"Marine-Lab in Rovigno, part 2". University of Salzburg. 1999.
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.

[1] "psammon". YourDictionary.

[Britannica-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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