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... detritus feeders . Suspension feeding animals are those that filter particles out of the water column . These particles may be plankton organisms or , particularly on the sand beach , they may be various organic particles resuspended ...
... detritus feeders . Suspension feeding animals are those that filter particles out of the water column . These particles may be plankton organisms or , particularly on the sand beach , they may be various organic particles resuspended ...
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... detritus . Haines found salt marsh plant detritus to be largely accumulated and consumed within the marsh itself leaving the algal detritus as the major meterial exported . In this scenario , the role of the marsh is primarily as a ...
... detritus . Haines found salt marsh plant detritus to be largely accumulated and consumed within the marsh itself leaving the algal detritus as the major meterial exported . In this scenario , the role of the marsh is primarily as a ...
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... detritus have traditionally suggested that the basis of the food web in estuaries is detritus . This claim is currently under debate among scientists , but is a convenient starting point . To some extent to consider detritus as the ...
... detritus have traditionally suggested that the basis of the food web in estuaries is detritus . This claim is currently under debate among scientists , but is a convenient starting point . To some extent to consider detritus as the ...
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abundant adaptations algae algal amount amphipods anemones areas Atlantic bacteria barnacles benthic biology body bottom burrow carnivores changes Cnidaria communities competition copepods coral reef crabs crustaceans deep sea density deposit feeders depth desiccation detritus diatoms dinoflagellates dominant ecology ecosystems eggs epipelagic estuary fauna feeding Figure fishes fresh water grazing hence herbivores increased invertebrates kelp kelp beds large numbers larvae layers levels light living low tide major marine mammals marsh mesopelagic migrate mollusks Mytilus nekton number of species numbers nutrients occur ocean oxygen Pacific coast particles patterns pelagic percent Photo courtesy photophores photosynthesis physical factors phytoplankton plankton plants Plate polychaete population predators primary productivity reduced result rocky shores salinity salt sand beaches sea grass sea urchins sea water sediment shallow water squids substrate surface waters suspension feeders temperate temperature terrestrial thermocline tropical tuna upper various vertical water column water mass wave action whales zonation zone zooplankton zooxanthellae