Marine Biology |
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animals areas bacteria baleen barnacles benthic benthos biological biomass birds body bottom brown algae burrow carbon carnivores cavity cells cetaceans clam cnidarians coastal common concentration continental shelf copepods coral reefs crabs crustaceans deep deep-ocean deep-sea depth detritus diatoms DIEGO dinoflagellates eggs energy feeders feeding FIGURE filter filter feeders fins fish fishery gastropods herbivores hydrothermal vents important intertidal zone invertebrates kelp larvae latitudes layer mammals mangrove marine environment mercury migration molecules molluscs number of species nutrients ocean floor ocean water organisms oxygen particles pelagic percent photic zone photosynthesis phyla phylum phytoplankton pinnipeds plankton plants plates pollution polychaete population predators productivity range relatively salinity salt marsh sand sea stars seabirds seagrass sediments shallow water sharks shell shrimp skeleton snails sperm sponges squid substrate surface waters swim bladder temperature tentacles tidal tide tissue Trench tropical upwelling wave whales worms zooplankton