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A huge variety of organisms are found here. The shallow water over the continental shelf receives sunlight and a steady supply of nutrients washed from the land into the ocean. Kelp forests and Coral reefs.

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What endangered animals live in the neritic zone?

That depends on the specific neritic zone. An animal endangered in general in a neritic zone is different than one endangered in a specific estuary or reef ecosystem for example. Manatees would qualify if you wanted an example of an animal.


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How do you spell neritic?

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