Web Sites (1 - 10 of 34): Shorelines

Shorelines - Shorelines are where oceans and seas meet land. The change is abrupt and sudden. The plants and animals that call this transition zone home have interesting adaptations.
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shorelines - Just as there are many different types of shorelines, there are many different types of animals that make the shoreline home. These animals have unique adaptations which enable them to live in the sometimes harsh environments of rocky coasts, sandy shores...
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Marine Ecosystems * - information on oceans, coral reefs, how currents work, and what happens where oceans and seas meet land. Discover marine creatures from the tiny zooxanthellae that make the coral reefs home to the giant mammals of the vast seas!
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Prince William Sound: An Ecosystem in Transition - The March 1989 Exxon Valdez oil spill in Prince William Sound, Alaska, left an indelible mark on the American environmental consciousness. The images of heavily oiled shorelines, dead and dying wildlife, and the thousands of workers mobilized to clean bea...
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Christina Lake * - learn about Christina Lake in British Columbia. Come and see what their town has to offer, including trails and other outdoor activities.
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Rocky Shores - Rocky shores are found all over the world. Rocky shores are not all the same. For example, on the Pacific Northwest coast you will find steep, rocky cliffs. In Maine, you will find rocky coasts, too, but they slope gently into the sea.
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Mud Flats - Mud flats (also known as tidal flats) are found next to salt marshes. Twice each day, water flows in and out with the tides, filling or draining the flat.
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Estuarine Crocodile - The estuarine crocodile is one of the largest and most dangerous species and has been known to attack man. It is rapidly being exterminated since its hide is considered the most valuable of all crocodiles' for leather.
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Western Cottonmouth - Physical Characteristics: Inside of mouth is a creamy white. Adults are dark gray-brown, with broad, dimly-defined lateral banding. Body is vastly tapered down to the tail. Juveniles are more brownish and more clearly patterned with dark dorsal bars an...
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Salt Marshes - Just like marshes further inland, salt marshes are also wetlands. Salt water marshes occur in places where the land meets the sea, such as barrier islands and other coastal areas.
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