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An Ecological Approach James Willard Nybakken. along a rocky shore wherever the rock substrate itself shows changes ... shores throughout the world under many different tidal regimes led the team of Stephenson and Stephenson ( 1949 ) to ...
An Ecological Approach James Willard Nybakken. along a rocky shore wherever the rock substrate itself shows changes ... shores throughout the world under many different tidal regimes led the team of Stephenson and Stephenson ( 1949 ) to ...
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... SHORES Intertidal sand beaches are common throughout the world and are certainly better known than rocky shores to most humans , because they are the substrate of choice for various recreational activities . At the same time , they ...
... SHORES Intertidal sand beaches are common throughout the world and are certainly better known than rocky shores to most humans , because they are the substrate of choice for various recreational activities . At the same time , they ...
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... rocky shores . Furthermore , since the various physical factors such as desiccation and temperature that act to limit organisms on rocky shores are of far less importance to organisms living in the sand , it might be suspected that ...
... rocky shores . Furthermore , since the various physical factors such as desiccation and temperature that act to limit organisms on rocky shores are of far less importance to organisms living in the sand , it might be suspected that ...
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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