Nekton, Benthos, and Plankton
Channel: Earth Rocks!
Date: 27/04/2015

For an introductory college-level oceanography class. Review of basic definitions of nekton, benthos, and plankton with examples. 

**This video comes near the end of the semester, so there may be terms with which the audience is unfamiliar. For a full playlist, refer to the Oceanography playlist on the Earth Rocks! YouTube Channel.

Content within this video is based on information available in any standard introductory college oceanography textbook, such as Essentials of Oceanography -- Trujillo and Thurman – Pearson Publishing.

Part of the Marine Organisms Classification Series:
Part 1: Nekton, Benthos, and Plankton
Part 2: Feeding Methods
Part 3: Kingdoms, Phyla, and More

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