| Coastal Water |
| In the sea, plants and animals must be able to cope with the saltwater environment. The shallow coastal waters of the continental shelves are a rich biome, with 98% of sea life species living on the sea floor . Nutrients are brought in with sediment from the land and by deep currents forced to upwell at the edge of the continental shelf.
Raleigh Bay, North Carolina, USA
Cape of Good Hope, South Africa |
