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... particles out of the water column . These particles may be plankton organisms or , particularly on the sand beach , they may be various organic particles resuspended from the bottom by the passing waves . The dominant group of ...
... particles out of the water column . These particles may be plankton organisms or , particularly on the sand beach , they may be various organic particles resuspended from the bottom by the passing waves . The dominant group of ...
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... particles . Since the animal feeds by consuming the entire net with particles , it must produce a new net at frequent intervals . Most sand beaches also include one or more polychaetes , which burrow through the sand ingesting the sand ...
... particles . Since the animal feeds by consuming the entire net with particles , it must produce a new net at frequent intervals . Most sand beaches also include one or more polychaetes , which burrow through the sand ingesting the sand ...
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... particles and excreting the particles without further degradation . This should be kept in mind in the following discussion . Detritus may be consumed directly , either while in suspension in the water mass by various suspension feeding ...
... particles and excreting the particles without further degradation . This should be kept in mind in the following discussion . Detritus may be consumed directly , either while in suspension in the water mass by various suspension feeding ...
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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