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... herbivores common to terrestrial communities . There are , for example , few herbivores in the sea to compare in size with the antelopes of the African plains or the bison of the North American grasslands . The dominant marine ...
... herbivores common to terrestrial communities . There are , for example , few herbivores in the sea to compare in size with the antelopes of the African plains or the bison of the North American grasslands . The dominant marine ...
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... herbivores . Because the phytoplank- ton are small , the herbivores are also small . Many protistan and invertebrate planktonic species are herbivores , but by far the dominant larger herbivores in all oceans are various species of ...
... herbivores . Because the phytoplank- ton are small , the herbivores are also small . Many protistan and invertebrate planktonic species are herbivores , but by far the dominant larger herbivores in all oceans are various species of ...
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... Herbivores : ( 2 ) euphausiids , ( 3 ) copepods , ( 4 ) pteropods . Filterers : ( 5 ) juvenile fish , ( 6 ) anchovy , ( 7 ) hyperiid amphipods , ( 8 ) lantern fish . Predators : ( 9 ) salmon , ( 10 ) squid , ( 11 ) lancetfish . Top ...
... Herbivores : ( 2 ) euphausiids , ( 3 ) copepods , ( 4 ) pteropods . Filterers : ( 5 ) juvenile fish , ( 6 ) anchovy , ( 7 ) hyperiid amphipods , ( 8 ) lantern fish . Predators : ( 9 ) salmon , ( 10 ) squid , ( 11 ) lancetfish . Top ...
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abundant adaptations algae algal amphipods anemones animals areas associations Atlantic bacteria barnacles benthic benthos Biol biological bottom burrowing changes clams Cnidaria colonies community structure competition copepods coral reefs crabs crustaceans deep sea density deposit feeders depth desiccation detritus diatoms distribution diversity dominant ecology effect environment estuary example fauna feeding Figure fishes gastropod grazing growth herbivores increased infaunal interactions interstitial intertidal zone invertebrates kelp large numbers larvae layers light limpets low tide macrofauna mangrove marine meiofauna meiofaunal organisms mesopelagic mollusks mud flats nekton number of species nutrients occur ocean oxygen Pacific coast particles patterns pelagic percent Photo courtesy photophores physical factors phytoplankton plankton plants Plate polychaete population predators prey primary productivity reduced result rocky intertidal rocky shores salinity sand beaches sand flats seagrass seagrass beds seawater sediment space substrate subtidal surface suspension feeders temperate temperature terrestrial tidal tropical various vertical water column wave action zonation zooplankton zooxanthellae