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Chapter 14 - The Oceanic Realm

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  24 February 2023

Matthew Richardson
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Summary

The world’s oceans, which cover approximately 70 per cent of the Earth’s total surface area, are for the purposes of this book considered to be a single interconnected realm, divided into 10 regions. Most ocean life lives near the surface and in particular along the continental and insular shelves. The latter offer a wide range of habitats including tidal pools, coral reefs, and kelp forests.

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Threatened and Recently Extinct Vertebrates of the World
A Biogeographic Approach
 , pp. 566 - 625
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2023

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  • The Oceanic Realm
  • Matthew Richardson
  • Book: Threatened and Recently Extinct Vertebrates of the World
  • Online publication: 24 February 2023
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108863308.016
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  • The Oceanic Realm
  • Matthew Richardson
  • Book: Threatened and Recently Extinct Vertebrates of the World
  • Online publication: 24 February 2023
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108863308.016
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  • The Oceanic Realm
  • Matthew Richardson
  • Book: Threatened and Recently Extinct Vertebrates of the World
  • Online publication: 24 February 2023
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108863308.016
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