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... benthic organisms colonizing abundant habitat patches would have less need for long - lived plankto- trophic larvae , whereas those inhabiting rare patches would benefit from having long - lived planktotrophic larvae in order to search ...
... benthic organisms colonizing abundant habitat patches would have less need for long - lived plankto- trophic larvae , whereas those inhabiting rare patches would benefit from having long - lived planktotrophic larvae in order to search ...
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... benthic polychaetes . J. Mar. Res . 32 : 253-284 . Gross , M. G. 1982. Oceanography : A view of the earth , 3rd ed . Prentice - Hall , Englewood Cliffs , N.J. 498 pp . Hedgpeth , J. 1957. Classification of marine environments , pp . 17 ...
... benthic polychaetes . J. Mar. Res . 32 : 253-284 . Gross , M. G. 1982. Oceanography : A view of the earth , 3rd ed . Prentice - Hall , Englewood Cliffs , N.J. 498 pp . Hedgpeth , J. 1957. Classification of marine environments , pp . 17 ...
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... benthic communities are not completely stable over long periods of time , even though they may appear so for several years . Furthermore , it appears that a ... BENTHIC ASSOCIATIONS A sea pansy community Benthic communities in Antarctic seas.
... benthic communities are not completely stable over long periods of time , even though they may appear so for several years . Furthermore , it appears that a ... BENTHIC ASSOCIATIONS A sea pansy community Benthic communities in Antarctic seas.
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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