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... large calanoid copepods is about two months for those individuals born at this time ( Fig . 2-21 ) , which means ... numbers in the spring , feeding on the spring bloom of phytoplankton . Similarly , the decrease in copepod numbers in ...
... large calanoid copepods is about two months for those individuals born at this time ( Fig . 2-21 ) , which means ... numbers in the spring , feeding on the spring bloom of phytoplankton . Similarly , the decrease in copepod numbers in ...
Page 150
... numbers until they reach the limit of some resource that is in least ... large number of species to persist , eating the same food , but never ... large numbers of young , a short life span , and fast growth . As far as is known ( see ...
... numbers until they reach the limit of some resource that is in least ... large number of species to persist , eating the same food , but never ... large numbers of young , a short life span , and fast growth . As far as is known ( see ...
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... large fall bloom occurs in some estuaries that rivals the spring bloom ... numbers remain high throughout the summer , declining through the fall to ... large amounts of detritus have traditionally suggested that the basis of the food web ...
... large fall bloom occurs in some estuaries that rivals the spring bloom ... numbers remain high throughout the summer , declining through the fall to ... large amounts of detritus have traditionally suggested that the basis of the food web ...
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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