Marine Biology: An Ecological Approach |
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Page 64
... amount is available for transfer or use by the other organisms of the sea . Net production is the term given to the amount of total production that is left after losses from respiration and that is available to support other trophic ...
... amount is available for transfer or use by the other organisms of the sea . Net production is the term given to the amount of total production that is left after losses from respiration and that is available to support other trophic ...
Page 66
... amount of O2 , in order to estimate the total amount of oxygen produced by photosynthesis , we need to know how much is consumed in respiration . If there were no respiration , only photosynthesis , in the light bottle , the increase in ...
... amount of O2 , in order to estimate the total amount of oxygen produced by photosynthesis , we need to know how much is consumed in respiration . If there were no respiration , only photosynthesis , in the light bottle , the increase in ...
Page 74
... amount of nitrogen is sufficient to permit the production of 50 kg of dry organic matter . Terrestrial plants , under ideal conditions , can produce several kilograms of dry organic matter in excess of their own need per year per square ...
... amount of nitrogen is sufficient to permit the production of 50 kg of dry organic matter . Terrestrial plants , under ideal conditions , can produce several kilograms of dry organic matter in excess of their own need per year per square ...
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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