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... algal growth will kill corals , Huston ( 1985 ) thinks it may well be that a certain amount of algal growth may promote coral diversity by reducing the interspecific contact and subsequent competition between coral colonies . Role of Algae ...
... algal growth will kill corals , Huston ( 1985 ) thinks it may well be that a certain amount of algal growth may promote coral diversity by reducing the interspecific contact and subsequent competition between coral colonies . Role of Algae ...
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... algae , pass from the invertebrate to the algal cell . A similar situation also occurs between the sacoglossan mollusks and the symbiotic chloroplasts where Greene ( 1970 ) has shown translocation of organic material from chloroplast to ...
... algae , pass from the invertebrate to the algal cell . A similar situation also occurs between the sacoglossan mollusks and the symbiotic chloroplasts where Greene ( 1970 ) has shown translocation of organic material from chloroplast to ...
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... algal cells in the surrounding environment . Passage of algal symbionts directly to the next generation via the egg or larvae seems to be the method used by most Cnidaria . In brooding corals , for example , the zooxanthellae enter the ...
... algal cells in the surrounding environment . Passage of algal symbionts directly to the next generation via the egg or larvae seems to be the method used by most Cnidaria . In brooding corals , for example , the zooxanthellae enter the ...
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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