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... temperate waters , Spartina grasses characterize estuaries known as salt marshes . Cord grass ( Spartina alterniflora ) can be found in the lower marsh , and salt marsh hay ( Spartina patens ) in the high marsh . In tropical and ...
... temperate waters , Spartina grasses characterize estuaries known as salt marshes . Cord grass ( Spartina alterniflora ) can be found in the lower marsh , and salt marsh hay ( Spartina patens ) in the high marsh . In tropical and ...
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... temperate and tropical seas . Sharks do have near - perfect bodies , their streamlined shape allowing them to glide effortlessly through the water . Shark skin is very tough . Its scales are actually modified teeth known as denticles ...
... temperate and tropical seas . Sharks do have near - perfect bodies , their streamlined shape allowing them to glide effortlessly through the water . Shark skin is very tough . Its scales are actually modified teeth known as denticles ...
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... temperate and tropical seas , and all prefer prey of fish and squid . Dolphins and porpoises differ in a number of interesting ways . The larger dol- phin has an elongated snout , which is easy to distinguish from the blunt snout of the ...
... temperate and tropical seas , and all prefer prey of fish and squid . Dolphins and porpoises differ in a number of interesting ways . The larger dol- phin has an elongated snout , which is easy to distinguish from the blunt snout of the ...
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