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Author: Audesirk, Teresa, Gerald, Byers, Bruce E.
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Chapter 30.4, Problem 1TC
Why do estuaries and other coastal ecosystems have higher productivity than the open ocean?
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Ch. 30.1 - Prob. 1CYLCh. 30.1 - Prob. 2CYLCh. 30.1 - Prob. 3CYLCh. 30.2 - Prob. 1TCCh. 30.2 - Prob. 2TCCh. 30.2 - Prob. 1CSCCh. 30.2 - explain how Earths curvature, tilt on its axis,...Ch. 30.2 - Prob. 2CYLCh. 30.2 - Prob. 3CYLCh. 30.3 - Prob. 1TC
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