Benthos

Benthic Macroinvertebrates are sometimes called benthos, benthos are put into four categories of tolerancy: very tolerant, tolerant, intolerant and very intolerant.

Ex.
In a healthy creek you will find more intolerant and very intolerant benthos, fish and/or plants because if the body of water is highly polluted those types of life could not survive.

 

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