About this title: Although continental shelves take up only a small part of the ocean's surface, they have their own economic importance. This book describes the biological characteristics of continental shelves between land masses on one side and the open ocean on the other. The influence of the land often causes increased fertility of inner shelf water, including a higher production, but can also increase environmental stress which on marine organisms. Tidal currents cause rapid water mixing and promote exchange of sediments and organic materials between the sea floor with its benthic communities and the ...
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Description: 421 pp., Hardcover, handstamp to fore edge and front free endpaper, else very good *Helping and promoting global literacy since 1961* read more
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