sublittoral

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Evidence of the top-down role of predators in structuring sublittoral rocky-reef communities in a Marine Protected Area and nearby areas of the Canary Islands.

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  1. adjective Of or situated near the seashore.
  2. adjective Of or relating to an organism living near or just below the low tide level of a shore.
  3. adjective Lying between the low tide line and the edge of the continental shelf or ranging in depth to about 100 fathoms or 200 meters (660 feet).

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  • Evidence of the top-down role of predators in structuring sublittoral rocky-reef communities in a Marine Protected Area and nearby areas of the Canary Islands. —  CiteULike: Everyone's library
  • The combination of these factors provides evidence of a top-down control of sublittoral reef communities. —  CiteULike: Everyone's library
  • And the Challenger has observed a deposit of a similar character in the course of the Agulhas current, near the Cape of Good Hope, and in some other localities not yet defined It would appear that this infiltration of Foraminifera shells with Glauconite does not take place at great depths, but rather in what may be termed a sublittoral region, ranging from a hundred to three hundred fathoms. —  Discourses Biological and Geological Essays
 

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/səbˈlɪtərəl/
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