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... crabs . Many adult estuarine crabs are able to live successfully in low salinities due to their developed osmoregulatory abilities ... crab Migrating female with eggs Estuary Young crabs 354 ESTUARIES AND SALT MARSHES Behavioral adaptations.
... crabs . Many adult estuarine crabs are able to live successfully in low salinities due to their developed osmoregulatory abilities ... crab Migrating female with eggs Estuary Young crabs 354 ESTUARIES AND SALT MARSHES Behavioral adaptations.
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... crabs ; Cardisoma , the tropical land crabs ; and various ghost crabs ( Dotilla , Cleistostoma ) . The mangrove crab Aratus pisonii is extreme- ly abundant in Caribbean mangroves , where it lives on the roots just above the water line ...
... crabs ; Cardisoma , the tropical land crabs ; and various ghost crabs ( Dotilla , Cleistostoma ) . The mangrove crab Aratus pisonii is extreme- ly abundant in Caribbean mangroves , where it lives on the roots just above the water line ...
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... crabs of the family Pinnotheri- dae , known as " pea crabs . " Many species of this family are known throughout the world , where they inhabit the tubes and burrows of polychaete annelids and other invertebrates , sometimes in species ...
... crabs of the family Pinnotheri- dae , known as " pea crabs . " Many species of this family are known throughout the world , where they inhabit the tubes and burrows of polychaete annelids and other invertebrates , sometimes in species ...
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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