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... snails of the high intertidal such as Nerita peleronta ( Caribbean ) and Littorina unifasciata ( New Zealand ) are ... snail Heat reflected Smooth , dark snail Heat absorbed Figure 6.6 Differences in heat absorption between smooth , dark ...
... snails of the high intertidal such as Nerita peleronta ( Caribbean ) and Littorina unifasciata ( New Zealand ) are ... snail Heat reflected Smooth , dark snail Heat absorbed Figure 6.6 Differences in heat absorption between smooth , dark ...
Page 369
... snails would have no vertical substrate to climb , to enable them to escape inundation at high tide . The marsh plants also act indirectly by reducing wave and current action , which might otherwise remove or destroy some animals . They ...
... snails would have no vertical substrate to climb , to enable them to escape inundation at high tide . The marsh plants also act indirectly by reducing wave and current action , which might otherwise remove or destroy some animals . They ...
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... snails , one group of which generally lives on the roots and trunks of the mangrove trees ( Littorinidae ) and the other on the mud at the base of the roots , comprising mainly detritus feeders ( Ellobiidae and Potamididae ) . Little is ...
... snails , one group of which generally lives on the roots and trunks of the mangrove trees ( Littorinidae ) and the other on the mud at the base of the roots , comprising mainly detritus feeders ( Ellobiidae and Potamididae ) . Little is ...
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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