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adj. - Of or relating to the region of the continental shelf (between the seashore and the edge of the continental shelf) or the marine organisms situated there.

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  • SNH has recently run a 6-year research program on intertidal, sublittoral and benthic sites with surveys in 1997 and 2000.
  • Because of the highly transparent nature of the waters the sublittoral algae Posidionia oceanica is found over quite a large area.
  • The marine environment contains considerable numbers of spiny lobster and a wide range of littoral and sublittoral invertebrates and fish.
  • Arctic Ocean supports beds of sea-tangle (Fucus distichus) and in the littoral and sublittoral regions (down to about 40 m in clear water) are kelp forests of
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