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The 36 pages that link to Continental shelf, each with the reason it gives.

• Atlantic OceanRelated: Shelves border much of the Atlantic and support productive coastal seas.

• BathymetryRelated: Bathymetry distinguishes the shelf from the steeper continental slope beyond it.

• Atlantic codRelated: Cod commonly inhabit shelf waters, where depth and food support large populations.

• Coastal upwellingRelated: Shelf depth and shape influence where rising water and nutrients enter coastal waters.

• Demersal fishRelated: Shelf waters support many demersal fish populations and fisheries.

• Continental slopeRelated: The shelf ends at the shelf break, where the continental slope begins.

• Atlantic Coastal PlainRelated: Its sediments and submerged continuation connect the plain to the Atlantic seafloor.

• Gulf of ThailandRelated: A broad shelf makes the gulf unusually shallow.

• Bathyal zoneRelated: It marks the shallow boundary above the bathyal zone.

• Oceanic zoneRelated: Its outer edge marks the boundary between neritic and oceanic waters.

• Continental riseRelated: It lies landward of the slope and supplies sediment that can reach the rise.

• Marine regressionRelated: Falling sea level can expose large portions of this shallow platform.

• Neritic zoneRelated: The shelf’s outer edge marks the seaward boundary of the neritic zone.

• Continental fragmentRelated: Fragments may originate in continental margins that once formed shelves.

• European congerRelated: Much of the species' coastal habitat lies across continental shelves.