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... COPEPODS Free - living plankton copepods are generally small , between one and several millimeters in length . They swim weakly , using their jointed thoracic limbs , and have a characteristic jerky movement . They employ their very ...
... COPEPODS Free - living plankton copepods are generally small , between one and several millimeters in length . They swim weakly , using their jointed thoracic limbs , and have a characteristic jerky movement . They employ their very ...
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... copepods to decrease phytoplankton populations to very low levels means that it is likely that the sudden decrease in the phytoplankton curve after the spring bloom could be caused by the grazing of increased numbers of copepods rather ...
... copepods to decrease phytoplankton populations to very low levels means that it is likely that the sudden decrease in the phytoplankton curve after the spring bloom could be caused by the grazing of increased numbers of copepods rather ...
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... copepod cycles and instead , there is a steady but inconspicuous consumption by copepods of the small phytoplankton crop . Copepod Cycles . Because the copepods dominate the zooplankton in all world oceans , because they are the major ...
... copepod cycles and instead , there is a steady but inconspicuous consumption by copepods of the small phytoplankton crop . Copepod Cycles . Because the copepods dominate the zooplankton in all world oceans , because they are the major ...
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abundant adaptations algae algal amount amphipods anemones areas Atlantic bacteria barnacles benthic biology body bottom burrow carnivores changes Cnidaria communities competition copepods coral reef crabs crustaceans deep sea density deposit feeders depth desiccation detritus diatoms dinoflagellates dominant ecology ecosystems eggs epipelagic estuary fauna feeding Figure fishes fresh water grazing hence herbivores increased invertebrates kelp kelp beds large numbers larvae layers levels light living low tide major marine mammals marsh mesopelagic migrate mollusks Mytilus nekton number of species numbers nutrients occur ocean oxygen Pacific coast particles patterns pelagic percent Photo courtesy photophores photosynthesis physical factors phytoplankton plankton plants Plate polychaete population predators primary productivity reduced result rocky shores salinity salt sand beaches sea grass sea urchins sea water sediment shallow water squids substrate surface waters suspension feeders temperate temperature terrestrial thermocline tropical tuna upper various vertical water column water mass wave action whales zonation zone zooplankton zooxanthellae