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... infaunal themselves but that capture and ingest other infaunal adults , juveniles , or larvae . A peculiar group that needs to be included here consists of " browsers " that take off only parts of the prey . An example would be the ...
... infaunal themselves but that capture and ingest other infaunal adults , juveniles , or larvae . A peculiar group that needs to be included here consists of " browsers " that take off only parts of the prey . An example would be the ...
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... infauna may come to exist in sedimentary environments . VanBlaricom investigated the community structure of an open sedimentary environment at 17 m off La Jolla in southern California . In this area the infaunal community is disturbed ...
... infauna may come to exist in sedimentary environments . VanBlaricom investigated the community structure of an open sedimentary environment at 17 m off La Jolla in southern California . In this area the infaunal community is disturbed ...
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... infaunal density . A seasonal predator on eastern seaboard tidal flats is the horseshoe crab Limulus polyphemus . This animal digs distinctive pits when searching for infaunal prey , and Woodin ( 1978 ) has demonstrated that this also ...
... infaunal density . A seasonal predator on eastern seaboard tidal flats is the horseshoe crab Limulus polyphemus . This animal digs distinctive pits when searching for infaunal prey , and Woodin ( 1978 ) has demonstrated that this also ...
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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