The continental shelf /

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.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Walker, Pam, 1958- (Author)
Other Authors:	Wood, Elaine, 1950-
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Facts on file, [2005]
Series:	Walker, Pam, 1958- Life in the sea.
Subjects:	Marine biology > Juvenile literature. Continental shelf > Juvenile literature. Marine biology. Continental shelf. Biologie marine > Ouvrages pour la jeunesse. Plateau continental > Ouvrages pour la jeunesse. Literature. Juvenile works.
Online Access:	Table of contents

Table of Contents:

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.