OCE 3014 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Chemosynthesis, Hadal Zone, Longshore Drift
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More benthic profitability underneath zones of high surface essential efficiency. Most noteworthy creature decent variety at tropical scopes. Most noteworthy green growth decent variety at mid-scopes. Abstain from drying out so creatures have shells. Marine green growth shake weeds with thick cell dividers. Numerous creatures covered up via ocean weed and ocean grass. For the most part infauna - tunnel into dregs. Fine-grained, level lying salt marsh more steady than high vitality sandy shoreline. Hard calcium carbonate structures solidified together by coralline green growth. Coral reefs made of green growth, mollusks, foraminifers and in addition corals. Hermatypic coral mutualistic association with green growth - zooxanthellae. Incredible hindrance reef, australia, in excess of 2000 km (1250 m) long. Exercises, for example, angling, vacationer gathering, residue flood because of shore improvement hurt coral reefs. Sewage release and horticultural manures increment supplements in reef waters. Bioerosion of coral reef by green growth eating creatures.