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Page 69
... nutrients , PO4 and NO3 , due to runoff from the adjacent land ( where , as we have seen , the nutrients are far more abundant ) . Because of this input , inshore waters do not show nutrient depletion . A second factor contributing to ...
... nutrients , PO4 and NO3 , due to runoff from the adjacent land ( where , as we have seen , the nutrients are far more abundant ) . Because of this input , inshore waters do not show nutrient depletion . A second factor contributing to ...
Page 321
... nutrients , the lack of which is the very reason for the low productivity of the open ocean immediately offshore . The secret , apparently , of reefs is their ability to tenaciously hold on to all nutrients in the system and to act as a ...
... nutrients , the lack of which is the very reason for the low productivity of the open ocean immediately offshore . The secret , apparently , of reefs is their ability to tenaciously hold on to all nutrients in the system and to act as a ...
Page 365
... nutrients . Thus , the nutrients that pass are in the form of chemical compounds . Energy - containing molecules , such as glycerol , produced by the zooxanthellae in photosynthesis , pass to the animal , and nitrates and phosphates ...
... nutrients . Thus , the nutrients that pass are in the form of chemical compounds . Energy - containing molecules , such as glycerol , produced by the zooxanthellae in photosynthesis , pass to the animal , and nitrates and phosphates ...
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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