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isobath

(ˈaɪsəʊˌbæθ)
n
(Physical Geography) a line on a map connecting points of equal underwater depth
[C19: from Greek isobathēs of equal depth, from iso- + bathos depth]
ˌisoˈbathic adj
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Caption: Figure 1 Map of the eastern Bering Sea, showing locations (open stars) of skate nursery areas designated as habitat areas of particular concern and the 200-m isobath.
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The time- and space-dependent trajectory of a simulated larva was tracked in the flow field until the larva satisfied the criteria for setting by reaching settlement size (260 urn) within 35 days of release and by being within the potential settlement habitat (shallower than the 60-m isobath) anywhere on the shelf.
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from the 2,500 meter isobath (a line connecting the
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The long lines were located at the 7-m isobath approximately.
Transplant Experiments as a Tool for Evaluating the Suitability of Sessile Organisms as Biomonitor Species in Tropical Coastal Waters: The Case of the Brown Mussel Perna perna (Linnaeus, 1758) in Rio de Janeiro State, Brazil
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