Readings in Marine EcologyJames Willard Nybakken |
Contents
The paradox of the plankton | 3 |
observations and questions | 12 |
Growth rate influence on the chemical composition of phytoplankton in oceanic waters | 38 |
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abundance Acanthaster Acmaea algae algal areas Balanus Balanus glandula barnacles benthic benthos Biol biological biomass bivalves cages California carbon cariosus Chondrus Chthamalus colonial animals community structure competition Connell copepods coral reefs cover crabs Dayton deep-sea density deposit feeders depth distribution disturbance dominant Ecol Ecology effect embayment environment estuary experimental experiments feeding Gigartina grazing groups growth rates habitat herbivores hypothesis increase individuals infaunal interactions Island larvae levels limpets littorea marine marsh Menge mesopelagic mortality Mugu Lagoon mussels Mytilus number of species nutrient observed ocean Oceanogr organisms particles patches patterns phytoplankton Pisaster plankton plants Pocillopora polychaete populations predation prey production ratio recruitment red algae reef fishes relatively Renilla rocky intertidal samples sand Sanders sea urchins sediment shallow space Spartina species diversity substrate successional surface Table Thais tidal tide tion transect tropical Ulva zone zooplankton