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" The continental shelf / "
Pam Walker and Elaine Wood.
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BL
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1039715
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b794085
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Walker, Pam,1958-
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The continental shelf /\ Pam Walker and Elaine Wood.
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| Publication Statement
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New York :: Facts on file,, ©2005.
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Life in the sea
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xvi, 142 pages [8] pages of plates :: illustrations (some color) ;; 25 cm.
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0816057044
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: 9780816057047
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 135-137) and index.
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1. Physical aspects: origins, science, and processes of continental shelf environments -- 2. Microbes and plants: the beginning and end of continental shelf food chains -- 3. Sponges, cnidarians, and worms: simple and successful animals on the continental shelf -- 4. Mollusks, crustaceans, echinoderms, and tunicates: the most common animals on the continental shelf -- 5. Fish: the most successful continental shelf vertebrates -- 6. Reptiles, birds, and mammals: complex vertebrates on the continental shelf -- 7. Safeguarding the continental shelf.
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Describes features and physical aspects of the relatively shallow waters surrounding large landmasses, including tidal energy, sea grasses, and kelp, and focuses on inhabitants such as crustaceans, echinoderms, and groundfish.
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Continental shelf, Juvenile literature.
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Marine biology, Juvenile literature.
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Continental shelf.
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Marine biology.
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Continental shelf.
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Marine biology.
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Continental shelf.
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Marine biology.
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| Dewey Classification
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578.77
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QH541.5.S3W36 2005
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Wood, Elaine,1950-
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