In an estuary with a very high flushing rate
A) Marine invertebrate larvae will settle in dense numbers within the estuary
B) Long-lived planktotrophic larvae originating within the estuary will settle in the estuary in higher densities than lecithotrophic larvae originating within the estuary
C) Planktonic larvae that rise on the ebb tide will have high settlement rates within the estuary
D) None of the above
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Q6: Connell's experiments demonstrated
A) Barnacles settle randomly in
Q7: Infaunal bivalve species may reduce competition by
A)
Q8: Keystone species
A) Affect community structure by preying
Q9: Predation is generally
A) Important in rocky shores
Q10: Early dominants in intertidal seaweed succession
A) Inevitably
Q12: In a rocky shore, the competitively superior
Q13: Nutrients increase due to upwelling and there
Q14: Zonation
A) Is best developed on exposed shores
Q15: In protected soft sediment shores
A) Food is
Q16: Benthic species in estuaries may be adapted
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