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... phytoplankton production as a function only of interacting physical factors . In the oceans , however , phytoplankton exist together with various herbivores . What effect do they have on the phytoplankton populations ? Evidence suggests ...
... phytoplankton production as a function only of interacting physical factors . In the oceans , however , phytoplankton exist together with various herbivores . What effect do they have on the phytoplankton populations ? Evidence suggests ...
Page 84
... phytoplankton may be a poor or misleading indicator of primary productivity . It is thus possible to observe a situation in which the standing crop of phytoplankton is declining due to grazing , while the rate of primary production is ...
... phytoplankton may be a poor or misleading indicator of primary productivity . It is thus possible to observe a situation in which the standing crop of phytoplankton is declining due to grazing , while the rate of primary production is ...
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... phytoplankton available as food . Thus , successive generations of copepods build up large numbers in the spring , feeding on the spring bloom of phytoplankton . Similarly , the decrease in copepod numbers in the summer reflects the ...
... phytoplankton available as food . Thus , successive generations of copepods build up large numbers in the spring , feeding on the spring bloom of phytoplankton . Similarly , the decrease in copepod numbers in the summer reflects the ...
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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