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pedon
1. Those organisms that live on or in the substratum of an aquatic habitat.
2. The smallest vertical column of soil containing all the soil horizons at a given location.
3. The smallest unit or volume of soil that represents or exemplifies all the horizons of a soil profile; it is usually a horizontal, hexagonal area of about one square meter, or possibly larger.
2. The smallest vertical column of soil containing all the soil horizons at a given location.
3. The smallest unit or volume of soil that represents or exemplifies all the horizons of a soil profile; it is usually a horizontal, hexagonal area of about one square meter, or possibly larger.
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pedo-, ped- +
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“pedon”
(Greek: pedon, ground, soil, earth)