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... mollusks are adapted to wave shock by possessing thicker shells than their subtidal relatives and lack delicate sculpturing , which is easily broken in the waves . The dominant intertidal mollusks , such as the various limpets and ...
... mollusks are adapted to wave shock by possessing thicker shells than their subtidal relatives and lack delicate sculpturing , which is easily broken in the waves . The dominant intertidal mollusks , such as the various limpets and ...
Page 412
... mollusks , sipunculans , and some poly- chaete worms . The nestlers or " opportunists " represent most marine ... mollusks such as Conus ( Kohn and Nybakken , 1975 ) . Most certainly the cryptofauna is significant in bioerosion of the ...
... mollusks , sipunculans , and some poly- chaete worms . The nestlers or " opportunists " represent most marine ... mollusks such as Conus ( Kohn and Nybakken , 1975 ) . Most certainly the cryptofauna is significant in bioerosion of the ...
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... mollusks , certain crustaceans , and some peculiar fishes . Mollusks are represented by a number of snails , one group of which generally lives on the roots and trunks of the mangrove trees ( Littorinidae ) and the other on the mud at ...
... mollusks , certain crustaceans , and some peculiar fishes . Mollusks are represented by a number of snails , one group of which generally lives on the roots and trunks of the mangrove trees ( Littorinidae ) and the other on the mud at ...
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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