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... population . Interspecific competition is usually between two closely related species and has led to the competitive exclusion principle , which says no two species with the same requirements can coexist in the same place at the same ...
... population . Interspecific competition is usually between two closely related species and has led to the competitive exclusion principle , which says no two species with the same requirements can coexist in the same place at the same ...
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... population adjusted to remove 1 million cells per day . Under such conditions , the diatom population would remain in a steady state of 1 million cells per liter . When the copepod density was doubled ( double the grazing rate ) , the ...
... population adjusted to remove 1 million cells per day . Under such conditions , the diatom population would remain in a steady state of 1 million cells per liter . When the copepod density was doubled ( double the grazing rate ) , the ...
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... populations , but it would still be possible for the rate of fixation of carbon in each cell to increase . It is for this reason that the population density or standing crop of phytoplankton may be a poor or misleading indicator of ...
... populations , but it would still be possible for the rate of fixation of carbon in each cell to increase . It is for this reason that the population density or standing crop of phytoplankton may be a poor or misleading indicator of ...
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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