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  1. Ecosystems - Life on an Ocean Shore by Stuart A. Kallen, 2003-07-29
  2. A Life on the Ocean Wave and on the Shore by Peter A. Embley, 2002-05-23
  3. A Life on the Ocean Wave and on Shore by Peter A. Embley, 2003-09
  4. Wave-Swept Shore: The Rigors of Life on a Rocky Coast by Mimi A. R. Koehl, 2006-03-07
  5. Harp on the Shore: Thoreau and the Sea by Williard Bonner, 1985-08
  6. A Jerk on One End: Reflections of a Mediocre Fisherman [2 Audio Cassettes/3 Hrs.] COMPLETE AND UNABRIDGED by Robert Hughes, 1999
  7. Miscellaneous views of California: Stray leaves from the Pacific; life and scenery on the western slopes, from the summtis of the Sierra Nevada to the shores of the Pacific Ocean by Edward Vischer, 1863

1. Shore Crab, Carcinus Maenas (British Marine Life Study Society)
Katherine Hamblett at Adur World oceans Day 2000. The Biology of the shore Crab Carcinus 1.The Background Anatomy, Growth and life History - reprinted from
http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/BMLSS/c-maenas.htm

ANIMALIA
Porifera Ctenophora Cnidaria Mollusca Annelida Arthropoda ... ARTHROPODA Uniramia (Insecta) Chelicerata Crustacea Pycnogonida CRUSTACEA Branchiopoda Branchiura Cirripedia Copepoda Ostracoda Malacostraca MALACOSTRACA Stomatopoda Mysidacea Cumacea Isopoda Amphipoda Euphausiacea Decapoda DECAPODA Caridae Astacidae Palinura Anomura Brachyura British Marine Life Study Society
Shore Crab
Common Name(s):
Shore Crab

European Green Crab
Scientific Name:
Carcinus maenas
Family:
Portunidae
Subfamily: Carcininae Usual Size: to 6 cm (length of carapace) width to about 10 cm up to 149 grams see note Photographs by Andy Horton Identification: Photographs: Medium sized. Carapace broader than it is long. Two powerful claws. Rear legs pointed for gripping on to rocks. Colour: Brown. Some specimens about 5% of adults are green. Juveniles in a mixture of colours. Similar species: Velvet Swimming Crab, Necora puber Breeding: Eggs released during the spring mostly, but crabs 'in berry' present in all months. Young particularly abundant on the shore in June.
    Crabs prior to mating. The female crab is underneath

2. LIfe On The Edge
life on the Edge oceans cover more than 70% of the earth's surface. Everywhere that the ocean meets the land, a unique and brutal habitat exists. Waves pounding at the rocks constantly reshape the coastline. Within the confines of the shore, tidal plants and animals have developed specializations which allow them
http://www.sfgate.com/getoutside/1996/jun/edge.html

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Fitzgerald Reserve
Spineless and Slimy
Why Tides? ... Splash Zone
Life on the Edge
Oceans cover more than 70% of the earth's surface. Everywhere that the ocean meets the land, a unique and brutal habitat exists. Waves pounding at the rocks constantly reshape the coastline. In this narrow band between water and land, strange animals and plants thrive. Within the confines of the shore, tidal plants and animals have developed specializations which allow them to survive. The tidal zone is continually redesigned by three actions: wind, water and rock. Winds howl across the vast oceans which, over time, slowly erode the land as the waves crash against rocks stirred up by the wave action. Imagine pounding one fist into an open hand over and over again. This is life in the tidepool. When the tide retreats the sun beats down relentlessly. Exposed animals and plants need to conserve water to survive until the tide returns.
Because the tides slowly invade and retreat, distinct sub-habitats exist within the tidepool, each with unique qualities. In the deeper parts of the tidepools, more water is present. Animals and plants that need constant moisture thrive in this zone. Animals and plants that need constant exposure to air live higher in the tidepool, where the waves simply splash. In between, unique critters straddle both worlds, surviving both in the air and underwater. The intertidal zone (the area between high tide and low tide) is rich with nutrients which are replenished by each incoming tide. As the waves crash down, they carry food necessary for survival of the tidepool inhabitants. Each wave carries a plankton soup which is the main diet of mussels and barnacles. Also, dead plants and animals wash into the tidepool feeding the numerous scavengers and opportunists, like hermit crabs, shore crabs, sea gulls and even anemones.

3. Pew Oceans Commission
Status of Marine life Over 240 invasive species are found in San Francisco Bay alone standson jetties for scores of kilometers along the Gulf of Mexico shore.
http://www.pewoceans.org/inquiry/status/

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Did you know...as many as one million migrating shore birds feast on the eggs of the horseshoe crab in the Delaware Bay each spring, doubling or tripling in weight before completing their annual trip to Arctic breeding grounds.
Status of Marine Life
  • Over 240 invasive species are found in San Francisco Bay alone and scientists estimate a new species enters the Bay every 12 days; more than 120 invasive species are now found in Chesapeake Bay.
  • Within several years of arriving in San Francisco Bay via ballast water discharge, the invasive Chinese clam accounted for greater than 95% of the sea floor biomass, displacing much of the former benthic community and completely altering Bay food webs.
  • The Texas coastline has been invaded by an Indo-Pacific mussel, Perna perna, which now forms monocultural stands on jetties for scores of kilometers along the Gulf of Mexico shore.

4. Doug Henderson's Marine Paleo-Life Art
and was illustrated with 26 new paleolife artworks created found on various pageson the oceans of Kansas air currents rising above the western shore of the
http://www.oceansofkansas.com/hendersn.html
Primitive shore birds called Ichthyornis rest near the large crocodile Deinosuchus Doug Henderson
Doug Henderson's Marine Paleo-Life Art
Last Revised 02/07/2003 In 1991, Patricia Lauber's Living with Dinosaurs was published by Maxwell Macmillan International Publishing Group. The book was written about life during the late Cretaceous (75 million years ago) and was illustrated with 26 new paleo-life artworks created by Douglas Henderson. Marine creatures, birds and Pteranodons were the subjects of many of his paintings. Doug Henderson has generously given me permission to use these pictures as illustrations on the Oceans of Kansas Paleontology webpage. They will soon be found on various pages on the Oceans of Kansas website, but I wanted to show all of them together in one place so that the reader can get a feel for the variety of creatures that Doug re-created in his pictures. I also wanted to be able to give some background about the animals shown in the pictures in the context of the fossils that we find represented in the Smoky Hill chalk and Pierre Shale. Doug Henderson , and may not be used in any form without his permission.

5. Core Knowledge - Lesson Plans
d. Cooking Edible oceans Students will spoon soft set sun and have lots of funDown by the shore. c. Language - Ocean life Memory game- Matching pictures of
http://www.coreknowledge.org/CKproto2/resrcs/lessons/PreK98Oceans.htm
March 12-14, 1998
Oceans
Grade Level
: Pre-Kindergarten
Presented by : Stephanie Janz and Hazel Gentry, Sequoyah Elementary, Oklahoma City, OK
Length of Unit : 1 to 2 weeks
I. ABSTRACT
I. OVERVIEW

A. Use adjectives and describing words.
B. Familiar songs and poems.
C. Attend to and listen to picture books.
D. Develop an awareness of written print and matter. E. Listen to stories read aloud. F. Develop fine motor skills. G. Simple measurement skills. H. Recite number sequence. I. One to one correspondence with concrete objects J. Creating representative group K. Compare more than or less than L. Identify globe by name and indicate ocean and land areas. M. Move to music N. Participate in a group O. Observe and describe basic properties of water. P. Demonstrate memory of visual details. III. BACKGROUND KNOWLEDGE A. Hechtman, Dr. Judi: Grove, Sandra Ford; and Mester, Tonya. The Ocean . Cyprus, Ca.: Creative Teaching Press, 1994 B. The Mailbox , June/July, 1994, 1996, 1997 C. Ocean Life (Nature Series) 1395 Manassero, Anaheim, Ca. Mark V Product, Inc.

6. Life: A Natural History Of The First Four Billion Years Of Life On Earth
a very enjoyable, easyto-read, popular work filled with golden nuggets on life's history. in the Ordovician oceans or to stand upon a Cambrian shore in the evening,
http://www.2think.org/life.shtml
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Richard Fortey
Life: A Natural History of the First Four Billion Years of Life on Earth
"For the meek survive, even if they don't inherit the Earth." p. 317 Life is a very enjoyable, easy-to-read, popular work filled with golden nuggets on life's history. The first chapter is a brief autobiographical piece which sets the stage for how Fortey entered his profession. It also serves as a metaphor for main themes in the rest of the book. In general, the work is well done, but the book is not without its problemssome forgivable, some not. Although illustrated timelines are readily available elsewhere , including one would have been a valuable addition to the bookespecially for the non-scientist audience the book is primarily aimed at. The prose is, for the most part, excellent, but occasionally the word choice is misleading, overly dogmatic, or strange. For instance on page 25 he states "that the genetic bond that unites all mammals runs to more than the sequences of chemical bases in the DNA molecule." What the "more" is, he does not say. I'm not sure what could still be 'genetic' and not be based on DNA. Two pages later he states that if the formation of the solar system "had happened one jot differently, there would have been no living cells". Should this really be stated as fact? For all we know, life can exist (or could have existed) in a variety of environments ranging from comets and meteorites (as he speculates in the next chapter) to Venus-like planets or celestial bodies that could house hyperthermophiles

7. Shorewatch Newsletter (British Marine Life Study Society) ISSN
National Aquarium (at Plymouth) and Records of Marine life. that is only found oncliffs near the shore. Rockpooler, an introduction to World oceans Day 2000
http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/BMLSS/watch1.htm
Homepage Index News Main Links ... Information Page
Shorewatch Newsletter ISSN 1464-813X Bi-monthly 16 page booklet on A5 sized paper.
Volume 1
Members of the BMLSS were sent the first issue of the Shorewatch Newsletter on 21 February 1997. This newsletter is sent to members as well as the journal Glaucus . The first issue contains information of the marine life found on the shore in January and February, news items, and a feature on Hermit Crabs The second Shorewatch Newsletter was sent out to members in the week commencing 6 April 1997. The feature is on British Sea Anemones The third Shorewatch Newsletter was sent to members on 22 May 1997. It featured the BMLSS Exhibition Services to coincide with Low Tide Day on 24 May 1997, as well as information on what to find between the tides as we approach the Summer Solstice. The fourth Shorewatch Newsletter was sent to members in July 1997 and contained information about the marine wildlife on the shore during July and August, sea temperature data and some facts on Prawns and Shrimps.

8. Oceana Welcomes You
Humans are changing the balance of life in the oceans. We are poisoning the earths seas and ourselves dump raw sewage only 3 miles from shore! Take action to help
http://www.americanoceans.org/
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Please update your bookmarks. To view an archival webpage to find reports, newsletters or publications
produced by American Oceans Campaign prior to its merger with Oceana, click here 2501 M Street, NW, Suite 300, Washington DC 20037
Tel. (202)833-3900 - FAX (202)833-2070
Email - info@oceana.org

9. Life On The Edge.
life on the Edge By Peter Shelley Estuaries hide their secrets well. Underneath their calm and tranquillity, they are often the battlegrounds of powerful and profound biological, physical, and geological interactions. oceans to complete their spawning phase offshore. Many species have adapted to the unique physical characteristics of estuary life shore, the Great Marsh on the north shore of Cape
http://www.clf.org/pubs/edge.htm
Life on the Edge
By Peter Shelley
Estuaries hide their secrets well. Underneath their calm and tranquillity, they are of-ten the battlegrounds of powerful and profound biological, physical, and geological interactions. They are the first line of resistance to many irresistible forces such as nor'easters, hurricanes, tidal forces, winds, and oceanic swells. Shaped by natural forces, they, in turn, shape the impacts of those forces on our coastlines and our lives. Next to rainforests, estuaries are the highest producing ecosystems on the planet. They are full of biological activity and often provide critical habitat for the health of many terrestrial, estuarine, and marine species of birds, fish, and mammals. For anadromous species like salmon, estuaries serve as essential gateways for the ocean-swimming adults to reach their freshwater spawning grounds. For cadaromous species like American eels, estuaries are the exits where adult freshwater eels enter the oceans to complete their spawning phase offshore. Many species have adapted to the unique physical characteristics of estuary life and are completely dependent on the mixture of salt- and freshwater, the ebb and flow of tidal cycles, and the periodic flooding of rivers for their health and survival. Like the "dark jungles" and "infested swamps" of decades ago that are now familiar to us as "rainforests" and "wetlands," estuaries are hampered by similar image problems in our popular culture. They are often viewed as little more than worthless mud flats and mosquito breeding grounds. Several surveys have documented a significant knowledge gap for most people regarding what estuaries are and why they are valuable. And as with rainforests and wetlands, the consequence of our collective ignorance has been the loss-with little outcry-of more than half of this country's estuarine wetlands since colonial settlement. Coastal communities that have depended since prehistoric times on the fish and shellfish they harvested from estuaries are bearing the brunt of this loss.

10. OCEANS ENTERPRISES PUBLISHERS & BOOK DISTRIBUTORS Of SCUBA DIVING BOOKS, MARINE
LORD HOWE ISLAND MARINE PARK Sea shore to Sea Floor. Added to these wonderful vignettesof diving life, he includes much OUR OWN oceans Enterprises PUBLICATIONS
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Oceans Enterprises are publishers and distributors of books of interest to the professional and sport scuba diver, oceanographer, maritime archaeologist, marine naturalist and scientist - indeed anyone interested in the marine world. Use our internal search engine to find anything on our site, (books, authors, subjects - anything), or scroll down to the major headings. For a simple search, using single words, use the box to the right. For strings of words, use our advanced search.
We are International mail-order suppliers and distributors of books to the general public and the diving industry. Ordering is easy - via phone, fax, post or e-mail. We have over 400 titles in our main catalog, and also have a number of second-hand titles. Searching for a particular diving or marine-related book? Contact us - we will be pleased to assist as best we can. We also publish a number of books not related to the marine world - military and Australian history. All prices are in Australian Dollars and include Goods and Services Tax (GST).

11. OCEANS EN TERPRISES - MARINE BOOKS On MARINE LIFE, INVERTEBRATES, SHELLS, WHALES
The text is authorative and interesting, and considers the animals of the shore lineover Return to Marine life index . Return to oceans Enterprises' Home Page
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OCEANS ENTERPRISES
Publishers and distributors of books of interest
to commercial and sport scuba divers. MARINE LIFE

We have placed FISHES AND SHARKS on a separate page. INDEX to CATEGORIES:
Marine Life in Australia.

Seashore Life

Marine Life in General.

Marine Life by Country.
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See BOOK CHAT where we discuss and evaluate various books. And our ONE-OFF BOOK LIST. SECOND-HAND BOOK LIST. Popup instructions HOW TO ORDER Popup CURRENCY CONVERTER Our home page links to a number of specialist categories, this page being just one. Enter on Oliver the Octopus. See also: Fishes and Sharks Note: We are Australian distributors of the IKAN series of marine books. These books are included on this page, but we also have a separate IKAN website which covers further details of the books and the authors. MARINE LIFE IN AUSTRALIA (See also Nudibranchs, Shells, Great Barrier Reef, Corals and Coral Reefs). AUSTRALIAN MARINE LIFE - The Plants and Animals of Temperate Waters. Dr. Graham J. Edgar

12. New Oceans
How to make sense of your world and how to make it what you want it to be NLPAT-WORK. NLP-FOR-life. NLP-IN-ED "You cannot discover new oceans unless you have the courage to turn away from the shore"
http://www.new-oceans.co.uk/

13. OceanQuest 2000: Explore Ocean Habitats
Audio speech from Science Friday gives a great outline of the oceans. shore Excellentdescription of the rocky shore The Rocky shore Explore life on a
http://www.iwebquest.com/oceans/habitat.htm
OceanQuest 2001
Mission 2: Where Does Your Animal Live?
OceanQuest 2001
Essential Questions Stay on Task Ocean Hotlist ...
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Date: August 25, 2000 1:23 pm Dear E-Mail Pal,
Question: Where does your animal live? What other plants and animals live there? Specific Tasks:
If we’re going to make the background for our mural look realistic we’re going to have to learn more about the habitat that our animal lives in
  • Let's go back to the Virtual Aquarium to explore our animal for a little bit to find out what habitat it lives in. We can find out more about what habitat our animal lives in.  Once we learn a little about our animal’s habitat, we can use the links below to learn more about where our animal lives and what other plants and animals live there. Then, we can create the background for our life-size animal.
  • 14. Oceans Live Teacher's Guide - Week 2 Ocean Zones
    Conditions in these zones can be very different. And the animals that live ineach zone are different, too. life near shore in the tidal zone is tough.
    http://www.sitesalive.com/tg/ol/private/oltgZones.htm

    15. Summer Sites - Kids' Place - Newark Public Library
    Rocky shore http//library.thinkquest.org/J001418/?tqskip1=1 tqtime=0404 life onthe Rocky shore has many fun activites to explore oceans and their animals.
    http://www.npl.org/Pages/KidsPlace/Sites/summer.html
    Summer Splash Websites Great places to find out information about the oceans, beaches, and many aquatic animals. Also find out about summer safety around water and on land. Red Cross Water Safety http://www.redcross.org/services/hss/tips/healthtips/safetywater.html
    Beach and water safety tips for children from the American Red Cross. Office of Naval Research
    http://www.onr.navy.mil/focus/ocean/default.htm

    This site is packed with exciting ocean facts and information. We've even included some cool naval discoveries. More than 70 percent of the planet is covered by water...So what are you waiting for? Dive in! All About Oceans and Waves
    http://www.onr.navy.mil/focus/ocean/motion/waves1.htm

    Ocean in motion - Everything about waves! All About Beaches
    http://www.onr.navy.mil/focus/ocean/habitats/beaches1.htm

    Everything you want to know about beaches and the ocean's shores. All About Marine Animals
    http://www.onr.navy.mil/focus/ocean/life/mammals1.htm

    Ocean Facts

    http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/ocean/
    Important and interesting facts about the earth's oceans. Ocean Life and Marine Animals http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/ocean/Oceanlife.shtml

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    18. Intel Education: Healthy Oceans, Healthy Planet: Assessing Learning
    Science Test oceans. Rocky point along the shore; Stream of water that flows is known for discovering deepocean life forms and
    http://www.intel.com/education/unitplans/ocean/lessonplans/ocean_test.htm
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    Oceans Match the following (2 points each):
  • _ tide _ tide pool _ wave _ scuba _ shore _ desalination _ estuary _ submersible _ current _ sonar _ jetty _ headland Removal of salt from sea water Up-and-down movement of surface water Body of water where a river meets the ocean Small underwater vehicle for exploring the ocean Wall of rocks built out into the ocean to protect the shore Pool of seawater found along a rocky shoreline Area where ocean and land meet Sound waves that can be used to map the ocean floor Rocky point along the shore Stream of water that flows like a river through the ocean Self-contained underwater breathing apparatus The rise and fall in the level of the ocean in response to the gravitational pull of the sun and moon.
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  • is known for discovering deep-ocean life forms and geologic processes never seen before, as well as locating and exploring the R.M.S. Titanic A is a large wave produced by an underwater earthquake, landslide, or volcanic eruption, and upon reaching land can cause much damage to coastal regions. survives by photosynthesis and is the basic food supply of the ocean because all animals, either directly or indirectly, feed on it.
  • 19. Worldwatch Paper 145Safeguarding The Health Of Oceans
    more than temporarily alter the waters closest to shore. continue to grow, demandson oceans will intensify. traced back the evolutionary roots of life on land
    http://www.worldwatch.org/pubs/paper/145a.html
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    Introduction Prior to the mid-1980s, few people had ever heard of the orange roughy, let alone seen or tasted one. This denizen of deep waters was out of sight and beyond reach for millennia. But with newly improved equipment, fishers could suddenly tap a newfound bonanza. The story of what happened next is emblematic of the far broader challenges facing humanity-and the oceans it depends on-in the 21st century. By the late 1980s, researchers had learned that it takes an orange roughy about 30 years to mature and reproduce, roughly 10 times as long as a cod. Using biomass sampling, scientists calculated that the maximum sustainable yield was 7,500 tons. Anything more would drive stocks down. But for eight years in a row, fishers had caught more than five times this level. The New Zealand Fisheries Ministry called for dramatic cutbacks, but their warnings came too late. Just four years after peak harvest in the 1989-90 season, orange roughy catches had plummeted by 70 percent. Now scientists fear the fish will not recover at all. For much of history, humanity has treated oceans as inexhaustible both in terms of what they could produce and in terms of what they could absorb. Because of the tides that seemed to wash nearly everything away, it looked as though humanity could do no more than temporarily alter the waters closest to shore. That oceans could buckle under the weight of human activities was inconceivable.

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