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... burrow through the sand ingesting the sand and digesting out the organic particles . Much like earthworms on land , however , they are rarely abundant on open sand beaches because the amount of organic material is less than in protected ...
... burrow through the sand ingesting the sand and digesting out the organic particles . Much like earthworms on land , however , they are rarely abundant on open sand beaches because the amount of organic material is less than in protected ...
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... burrow to avoid a predator , to examples of obligatory associations , where the commensals are not found other than in such tubes or burrows and are dependent upon them for continued existence . In the former category are certain small ...
... burrow to avoid a predator , to examples of obligatory associations , where the commensals are not found other than in such tubes or burrows and are dependent upon them for continued existence . In the former category are certain small ...
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... burrow - inhabiting species are not strongly attracted to any given host species , while others are highly specific . Similarly , for many of the tube and burrow inhabitants , and those found in the mantle cavity of various moilusks ...
... burrow - inhabiting species are not strongly attracted to any given host species , while others are highly specific . Similarly , for many of the tube and burrow inhabitants , and those found in the mantle cavity of various moilusks ...
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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