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... detritus and is consumed or further broken down in situ or else is transported out of the system to be used by other shallow - water communities . How is this large food source channeled out to other shallow - water systems ? There are ...
... detritus and is consumed or further broken down in situ or else is transported out of the system to be used by other shallow - water communities . How is this large food source channeled out to other shallow - water systems ? There are ...
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... detritus derived from benthic and planktonic algae forms the bulk of the organic detritus . Haines found salt marsh plant detritus to be largely accumulat- ed and consumed within the marsh itself , leaving the algal detritus as the ...
... detritus derived from benthic and planktonic algae forms the bulk of the organic detritus . Haines found salt marsh plant detritus to be largely accumulat- ed and consumed within the marsh itself , leaving the algal detritus as the ...
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... detritus ( and associated bacteria ) and perhaps various algae . Since most of the detrital consumers distinguish only by particle size , a certain amount of live benthic algae is also consumed . These detrital consumers plus the few ...
... detritus ( and associated bacteria ) and perhaps various algae . Since most of the detrital consumers distinguish only by particle size , a certain amount of live benthic algae is also consumed . These detrital consumers plus the few ...
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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