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... deep sea is removed from the photosynthetic zone and has no primary production except for certain areas , where chemosynthetic bacteria are found ( see pp . 151–152 ) . All organisms living in the deep sea are thus dependent on food ...
... deep sea is removed from the photosynthetic zone and has no primary production except for certain areas , where chemosynthetic bacteria are found ( see pp . 151–152 ) . All organisms living in the deep sea are thus dependent on food ...
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... deep sea . These include production of larger eggs and subsequently larger young , which can then feed on a wider range of food sizes , thus precluding special food in this food ... Deep - Sea Biology 141 Bioluminescence in the deep sea.
... deep sea . These include production of larger eggs and subsequently larger young , which can then feed on a wider range of food sizes , thus precluding special food in this food ... Deep - Sea Biology 141 Bioluminescence in the deep sea.
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... deep - sea fauna has intrigued many ecologists and is central to theories of community and environmental stability ... deep sea , where light is absent and all environmental parameters are monoto- nously constant , it would appear that a ...
... deep - sea fauna has intrigued many ecologists and is central to theories of community and environmental stability ... deep sea , where light is absent and all environmental parameters are monoto- nously constant , it would appear that a ...
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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