7. Glossary

Habitat; habitat

Environment where a population of individuals of a given species or group of species can normally live and flourish.

Fonctionnalités environnementales; environmental functionalities

The role played by a species, habitat or physical environment in the environment (e.g. the purifying role of a wetland).

Facteurs hydro-sédimentaires; hydro-sedimentary factors

A combination of dynamic factors (swell, tide, current) and sedimentary factors (size and type of sediment).

Benthos; benthos

All organisms living in close contact with the underwater environment.