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An Introduction to Ocean Ecosystems Amy Hill. CHAPTER 8 Rocky Shores While the substrata of the estuaries , sandy beaches , subtidal soft bottoms , and shal- low bays are soft and shifting , those of the rocky shores could not be more ...
An Introduction to Ocean Ecosystems Amy Hill. CHAPTER 8 Rocky Shores While the substrata of the estuaries , sandy beaches , subtidal soft bottoms , and shal- low bays are soft and shifting , those of the rocky shores could not be more ...
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... coasts of deep ocean islands are frequently rocky . Their location far away from the continental shelf causes waves breaking against the rocks of these islands to be particularly fierce . No rocky shores are more inhospitable than those ...
... coasts of deep ocean islands are frequently rocky . Their location far away from the continental shelf causes waves breaking against the rocks of these islands to be particularly fierce . No rocky shores are more inhospitable than those ...
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... rocky shores of their summer breeding and pupping grounds . Such furs still sell as luxury items for the wealthy . As interest groups have brought the plight of the seals to the attention of the world ... rocky shore Rocky Shores 57.
... rocky shores of their summer breeding and pupping grounds . Such furs still sell as luxury items for the wealthy . As interest groups have brought the plight of the seals to the attention of the world ... rocky shore Rocky Shores 57.
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