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... Vertical Migration One of the more puzzling phenomena in the sea is that of the vertical migration of zooplankton . Vertical migration is the name given to the daily migration of certain zooplankton organisms down into the depths during ...
... Vertical Migration One of the more puzzling phenomena in the sea is that of the vertical migration of zooplankton . Vertical migration is the name given to the daily migration of certain zooplankton organisms down into the depths during ...
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... Vertical rock walls in this area usually are inaccessible to urchins and have quite a different association of organisms . On these walls are a variety of encrusting , mostly colonial invertebrates dominated by a colonial compound ...
... Vertical rock walls in this area usually are inaccessible to urchins and have quite a different association of organisms . On these walls are a variety of encrusting , mostly colonial invertebrates dominated by a colonial compound ...
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... vertically . Rocky intertidal zones vary in vertical extent , depending upon the slope of the rocky surface , the tidal range , and the exposure to wave action . Where there is a gradual slope to the rock , individual zones may be broad ...
... vertically . Rocky intertidal zones vary in vertical extent , depending upon the slope of the rocky surface , the tidal range , and the exposure to wave action . Where there is a gradual slope to the rock , individual zones may be broad ...
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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