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... plants , usually the chlorophyll a content of a given volume of sea water . Since all plants must have chlorophyll to photosynthesize , the total amount of chlorophyll in a given volume of sea water should be a direct measure of the ...
... plants , usually the chlorophyll a content of a given volume of sea water . Since all plants must have chlorophyll to photosynthesize , the total amount of chlorophyll in a given volume of sea water should be a direct measure of the ...
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... plants would potentially have access to a 100 m3 ( 1 m2 × 100 m deep ) volume and hence a potential production of 500 g of dry weight ( 5 x 100 ) , or about 1 ... plants Few plants Large numbers of 62 MARINE BIOLOGY : An Ecological Approach.
... plants would potentially have access to a 100 m3 ( 1 m2 × 100 m deep ) volume and hence a potential production of 500 g of dry weight ( 5 x 100 ) , or about 1 ... plants Few plants Large numbers of 62 MARINE BIOLOGY : An Ecological Approach.
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... plants and their environment . In general , salt marsh animals find themselves in a stressful environment of widely ... plants . A great many animals simply migrate in and out of the marsh with the tide , aquatic animals in at high tide ...
... plants and their environment . In general , salt marsh animals find themselves in a stressful environment of widely ... plants . A great many animals simply migrate in and out of the marsh with the tide , aquatic animals in at high tide ...
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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