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Resource potential of continental shelf:
1High productivity zone due to mixing of nutrients from sea & land => Important fishing zone
2Hydrochemical minerals eg → petroleum in Mumbai high, Kaveri basin
3Energy potential
Tidal energy, Ocean thermal due to differential between energy difference between top & lower layer
4Steep shelfs → Formation of natural harbours
Ecological significance of continental shelf:
1Zone of formation of deltas → mangroves (eg fundamens)
2Ecosystem services
self cleaning & pollution from land & pollution
3Species in transitional zone
(a)estuaries & brackish water fishes
This zone of transition provides for important ecosaces for human economic.
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- Comprehensive coverage of resource potential
- Specific examples (Mumbai high, Kaveri basin)
- Clear enumeration of ecological significance
- Mentions ecosystem services
Topper
Aayushi Bansal
AIR 72024
Subject & Paper
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Topic
Continental Shelf - Resource Potential
Geography
Resources and Ecological Significance of Continental Shelf
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