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... crustaceans and increases the longevity and the time it takes them to reach sexual maturity , such that larger size is obtained . The extreme expression of this combination would be the " abyssal giants . ' The large size may also be ...
... crustaceans and increases the longevity and the time it takes them to reach sexual maturity , such that larger size is obtained . The extreme expression of this combination would be the " abyssal giants . ' The large size may also be ...
Page 155
... crustaceans . Studies of the diet of midwater fishes have been concentrated on the numerically abundant families Myctophidae , Gonostomatidae , and Sternoptychidae . Whereas there is often considerable variation in species composition ...
... crustaceans . Studies of the diet of midwater fishes have been concentrated on the numerically abundant families Myctophidae , Gonostomatidae , and Sternoptychidae . Whereas there is often considerable variation in species composition ...
Page 157
... crustaceans are also predators or omni- vores utilizing various available food items . Analyses of stomachs of midwater shrimps suggest that copepods , euphausiids , and other small crustaceans constitute the majority of the food ...
... crustaceans are also predators or omni- vores utilizing various available food items . Analyses of stomachs of midwater shrimps suggest that copepods , euphausiids , and other small crustaceans constitute the majority of the food ...
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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