No comprehensive list could be generated -- The coastal environment provides ideal living conditions for animals and plants that thrive in a salt environment, and for amphibious creatures such as turtles, frogs, salamanders, etc. as well as , of course, water-dwellers such as mollusks, snails, and the innumerable tiny organisms that comprise the ecosystem of the ocean. Less obvious are creatures that seek ocean life for food – otters, walruses, seals, and the like. Further from the ocean itself are plant species with shallow root systems, and the kinds of plants that can withstand high winds. Apart from perhaps jungle environments, coastal areas are the most diverse on earth, especially if one includes those marine creatures that thrive in tidal areas, where changes in environment are actually beneficial to survival – crabs, oysters, etc.
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