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... fauna than about the pelagic fauna . The benthic fauna , as noted in Chapter 1 , can be subdivided into those that occupy a bathyal zone on the continental slope and those living in a large abyssal zone constituting most of the deep ...
... fauna than about the pelagic fauna . The benthic fauna , as noted in Chapter 1 , can be subdivided into those that occupy a bathyal zone on the continental slope and those living in a large abyssal zone constituting most of the deep ...
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... fauna incomplete at best and suspect at worst . The exception to this is the mesopelagic , where many samples and ... fauna . Polychaete worms are also abundant , making up from 40-80 percent of the fauna in the Atlantic . Particularly ...
... fauna incomplete at best and suspect at worst . The exception to this is the mesopelagic , where many samples and ... fauna . Polychaete worms are also abundant , making up from 40-80 percent of the fauna in the Atlantic . Particularly ...
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... fauna is better known than the freshwater interstitial fauna , and the organisms and associations of the European seas are the best known of the various geographical areas . The Pacific coast of North America is practically unknown and ...
... fauna is better known than the freshwater interstitial fauna , and the organisms and associations of the European seas are the best known of the various geographical areas . The Pacific coast of North America is practically unknown and ...
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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