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... sea grasses . Sea grasses are flowering plants that are adapted to live submerged in sea water . COMPOSITION AND DISTRIBUTION Sea grasses worldwide encompass only about 50 species , according to den Hartog ( 1977 ) , a small number in ...
... sea grasses . Sea grasses are flowering plants that are adapted to live submerged in sea water . COMPOSITION AND DISTRIBUTION Sea grasses worldwide encompass only about 50 species , according to den Hartog ( 1977 ) , a small number in ...
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... Seagrass ecosystems . Dekker , N.Y. 314 pp . Phillips , R. C. , and C. P. McRoy ( eds . ) . 1980. Handbook of seagrass biology . Garland STPM Press , N.Y. 353 pp . Thorson , G. 1950. Reproductive and larval ecology of marine bottom ...
... Seagrass ecosystems . Dekker , N.Y. 314 pp . Phillips , R. C. , and C. P. McRoy ( eds . ) . 1980. Handbook of seagrass biology . Garland STPM Press , N.Y. 353 pp . Thorson , G. 1950. Reproductive and larval ecology of marine bottom ...
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... Seagrass ecosystems . Dekker , N.Y. Fenchel , T. 1977. Aspects of the decomposition of seagrasses , pp . 123–146 . In : McRoy , E. P. , and C. Helfferich ( eds . ) . Seagrass ecosystems . Dekker , N.Y. Kastendiek , J. 1976. Behavior of ...
... Seagrass ecosystems . Dekker , N.Y. Fenchel , T. 1977. Aspects of the decomposition of seagrasses , pp . 123–146 . In : McRoy , E. P. , and C. Helfferich ( eds . ) . Seagrass ecosystems . Dekker , N.Y. Kastendiek , J. 1976. Behavior of ...
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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