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... temperate , warm temperate , and tropical ( Fig . 1.7 ) . Transition zones between these areas also exist and boundaries may vary somewhat with season so that these zones are not absolute . Temperature in the oceans also has a marked ...
... temperate , warm temperate , and tropical ( Fig . 1.7 ) . Transition zones between these areas also exist and boundaries may vary somewhat with season so that these zones are not absolute . Temperature in the oceans also has a marked ...
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... temperate zone this water is warm in summer and cold in winter . In polar regions it is cold and dense year round . In the tropics , the difference in density between the warmer upper and cold lower layers is of such magnitude that the ...
... temperate zone this water is warm in summer and cold in winter . In polar regions it is cold and dense year round . In the tropics , the difference in density between the warmer upper and cold lower layers is of such magnitude that the ...
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... temperate regions , instead of a bimodal production cycle , as seen offshore , production remains high all through the summer , because nutrients are not limiting due to runoff from land and lack of a permanent thermocline . Average ...
... temperate regions , instead of a bimodal production cycle , as seen offshore , production remains high all through the summer , because nutrients are not limiting due to runoff from land and lack of a permanent thermocline . Average ...
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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