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... migrate . With respect to taxonomic group , size , or feeding habits , there are few generalities that can be drawn from a comparison between those that do migrate and those that do not . This inability to find correlations make its ...
... migrate . With respect to taxonomic group , size , or feeding habits , there are few generalities that can be drawn from a comparison between those that do migrate and those that do not . This inability to find correlations make its ...
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... Migrating holonektonic fishes include the various tunas and the saury . Salmon , which spend most of their lives dispersed in the open ocean , migrate back to fresh water streams in which they were spawned to reproduce . In this respect ...
... Migrating holonektonic fishes include the various tunas and the saury . Salmon , which spend most of their lives dispersed in the open ocean , migrate back to fresh water streams in which they were spawned to reproduce . In this respect ...
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... migrate to waters of higher salinity to hatch the young . Once the larval stages are passed , the young crabs migrate back up the estuary ( Fig . 8-11 ) . On the other hand , certain other species take advantage of the great amount of ...
... migrate to waters of higher salinity to hatch the young . Once the larval stages are passed , the young crabs migrate back up the estuary ( Fig . 8-11 ) . On the other hand , certain other species take advantage of the great amount of ...
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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