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... intertidal animals can withstand a remarkable amount of desiccation ( see previous section ) . In addition , many animals have the ability to reduce the rate of water loss from the tissues when necessary . Those animals living in intertidal ...
... intertidal animals can withstand a remarkable amount of desiccation ( see previous section ) . In addition , many animals have the ability to reduce the rate of water loss from the tissues when necessary . Those animals living in intertidal ...
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... intertidal animals must expose the fleshy parts of their bodies to feed . For those on hard substrates this means exposing those parts most susceptible to desiccation . As a result , virtually all diurnal rocky intertidal animals are ...
... intertidal animals must expose the fleshy parts of their bodies to feed . For those on hard substrates this means exposing those parts most susceptible to desiccation . As a result , virtually all diurnal rocky intertidal animals are ...
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... intertidal zone Low - tide level о O о Time 12-15 Months 2 Years Refuge zone 1. Barnacles settle out throughout intertidal . Thais and Pisaster present . Ø B. glandula • Juvenile 2. Nucella consume most young barnacles in mid - intertidal ...
... intertidal zone Low - tide level о O о Time 12-15 Months 2 Years Refuge zone 1. Barnacles settle out throughout intertidal . Thais and Pisaster present . Ø B. glandula • Juvenile 2. Nucella consume most young barnacles in mid - intertidal ...
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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