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Page 99
... Biological factors causing patchiness usually create small - scale anomalies . A host of biological phenomena may be involved , but a few stand out . The ability of zooplankton to migrate vertically and to graze out phytoplankton cells ...
... Biological factors causing patchiness usually create small - scale anomalies . A host of biological phenomena may be involved , but a few stand out . The ability of zooplankton to migrate vertically and to graze out phytoplankton cells ...
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... biological factors or some combination of the two . The simplest cases involve the dominance of physical factors . For example , along the Pacific coast of California , Oliver et al . ( 1979 ) have demon- strated that subtidal benthic ...
... biological factors or some combination of the two . The simplest cases involve the dominance of physical factors . For example , along the Pacific coast of California , Oliver et al . ( 1979 ) have demon- strated that subtidal benthic ...
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... biological interaction . We discuss here the broad - scale zonation patterns im- posed by physical factors . Biological factors are taken up subsequently . The pattern of zonation , though most complex , is most consistent for atolls ...
... biological interaction . We discuss here the broad - scale zonation patterns im- posed by physical factors . Biological factors are taken up subsequently . The pattern of zonation , though most complex , is most consistent for atolls ...
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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