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... flats are the large plants . No macroscopic plants occur on open sand beaches , presumably because there is no way for them to attach and maintain themselves in the wave action . Perennial macroscopic plants are also absent from ...
... flats are the large plants . No macroscopic plants occur on open sand beaches , presumably because there is no way for them to attach and maintain themselves in the wave action . Perennial macroscopic plants are also absent from ...
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... Flats In contrast to the situation on open sand beaches , protected sand flats are accessible for ecological investigations , including various experimental manipu- lations . As a result , we know more about the structuring of the ...
... Flats In contrast to the situation on open sand beaches , protected sand flats are accessible for ecological investigations , including various experimental manipu- lations . As a result , we know more about the structuring of the ...
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... flats . Another group of predators on the east coast are various large crabs , such as Carcinus maenas in New England and Callinectes sapidus in the Middle Atlantic states . Virnstein ( 1977 ) has demonstrated that Callinectes is a ...
... flats . Another group of predators on the east coast are various large crabs , such as Carcinus maenas in New England and Callinectes sapidus in the Middle Atlantic states . Virnstein ( 1977 ) has demonstrated that Callinectes is a ...
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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