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Page 317
... lagoon beach of the island , ( 7 ) lagoon floor , ( 8 ) lagoon reefs , ( 9 ) leeward reef flat , ( 10 ) leeward reef margin , ( 11 ) leeward reef slope . ( Modified from C. M. Yonge , 1963 , The biology of coral reefs , Advances in ...
... lagoon beach of the island , ( 7 ) lagoon floor , ( 8 ) lagoon reefs , ( 9 ) leeward reef flat , ( 10 ) leeward reef margin , ( 11 ) leeward reef slope . ( Modified from C. M. Yonge , 1963 , The biology of coral reefs , Advances in ...
Page 406
... lagoon . The discharged water is 8-10 ° C higher than the ambient sea water and produces water temperatures in the lagoon of 39 ° C in the summer . This is high enough to affect reproduction of the dominant mangrove trees in the bay ...
... lagoon . The discharged water is 8-10 ° C higher than the ambient sea water and produces water temperatures in the lagoon of 39 ° C in the summer . This is high enough to affect reproduction of the dominant mangrove trees in the bay ...
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... Lagoon , 273 , 274 , 276. See also Estuary algae in , 332 turbidity and , 282-283 Lagoon floor , 318 , 319 Lagoon reefs , 311 , 318-319 Laguncularia , 349 Laminaria , 178 , 182 setchelli , 219 Lampanyctus elongatus , 135 Lantern fish ...
... Lagoon , 273 , 274 , 276. See also Estuary algae in , 332 turbidity and , 282-283 Lagoon floor , 318 , 319 Lagoon reefs , 311 , 318-319 Laguncularia , 349 Laminaria , 178 , 182 setchelli , 219 Lampanyctus elongatus , 135 Lantern fish ...
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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