Notes on sea beach ecology, food sources on sandy beaches and localized diatom blooms bordering Gulf beaches.

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dc.acquisition-srcen_US
dc.call-noAcc# 4525en_US
dc.contract-noen_US
dc.contributor.authorGunter, G.en_US
dc.contributor.otherGulf Research Reportsen_US
dc.date.accessioned2010-02-15T17:09:22Z
dc.date.available2010-02-15T17:09:22Z
dc.date.issued1979en_US
dc.degreeen_US
dc.descriptionp. 305-307.en_US
dc.description-otheren_US
dc.description.abstractFood production along sandy beaches is much different from that of rocky beaches. No large algae grow on sand beaches. Small filamentous green algae find footholds upon mollusks, mole crabs, strands of Leptogorgia and logs. Basic food along the sand beach is made up of diatoms, bacteria, unicellular algae and detritus; diatoms are probably the most abundant autotrophic organism; the beach bacteria are largely heterotrophic. Most food on sandy beaches comes from the sea. Food production from autotrophic algae appears to be relatively steady compared to drifting materials, which may vary enormously. Various types of food drift in and as a result of dinoflagellate blooms, catastrophic cold kills and stranding cetaceans.en_US
dc.description.urihttp://gbic.tamug.edu/request.htmen_US
dc.geo-codeTexas coasten_US
dc.historyen_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1969.3/22331
dc.latitudeen_US
dc.locationGalveston Bay Collection; TAMUG periodical collectionen_US
dc.longitudeen_US
dc.notesen_US
dc.placeen_US
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dc.relation.ispartofseries4525.00en_US
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dc.scaleen_US
dc.seriesen_US
dc.subjectdiatomsen_US
dc.subjectbacteriaen_US
dc.subjectdetritusen_US
dc.subjectbeach morphologyen_US
dc.subjectmortalityen_US
dc.titleNotes on sea beach ecology, food sources on sandy beaches and localized diatom blooms bordering Gulf beaches.en_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
dc.universityen_US
dc.vol-issue6(3)en_US

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