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- adjective Of, or pertaining to,
macroalga .
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Examples
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In some areas, however, macroalgal biomass can be large as kelp forests do occur in the Arctic.
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My speculation is that terrestrial microalgal and marine macroalgal biofuels/feed systems are a decade away from commercialization if the price of oil by then exceeds $125/barrel.
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Carmen Island has a large mangrove forest of red Rhizophora mangle, black Avicennia germinans and white Laguncularia racemosa mangroves and a mantle of dense macroalgal growth.
Islands and Protected Areas of the Gulf of California, Mexico 2008
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Large outcrops of the slate described above serve as an important source of stable substratum for macroalgal attachment and contribute to the shingle beach common around Great Bay.
Great Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve, New Hampshire 2008
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Studies of biomass yield from a near-shore macroalgal test farm.
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Herbivory is an important top-down force on coral reefs that regulates macroalgal abundance, mediates competitive interactions between macroalgae and corals, and provides resilience following disturbances such as hurricanes and coral bleaching.
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In two experiments over two years, we enclosed equivalent densities and masses of either single-species or mixed-species of herbivorous fishes in replicate, 4 m2 cages at a depth of 17 m on a reef in the Florida Keys, USA to evaluate the effects of herbivore identity and species richness on colonization and development of macroalgal communities and the cascading effects of algae on coral growth.
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These patterns contrast with patterns from established communities not undergoing primary succession; on established substrates redband parrotfish significantly reduced upright macroalgal cover while ocean surgeonfish and princess parrotfish allowed significant increases in late successional macroalgae.
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In some areas, however, macroalgal biomass can be large as kelp forests do occur in the Arctic.
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Herbivory is an important top-down force on coral reefs that regulates macroalgal abundance, mediates competitive interactions between macroalgae and corals, and provides resilience following disturbances such as hurricanes and coral bleaching.
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