intertidal zone
Between tide lines
The intertidal zone is the coastal area between high and low tide marks—underwater at high tide, exposed at low tide.
This strip of shoreline hosts organisms adapted to both aquatic and terrestrial conditions: tide pools, barnacles, mussels, seaweed.
We found starfish and anemones exploring the intertidal zone at dawn.
- littoralRelating to seashores
- musselEdible two-shelled mollusk
- estuaryTidal mixing zone
- foreshoreIntertidal coastal zone
- algaePrimitive aquatic photosynthesizers
seaweed beds · marine life · beach · zonation · coastal · salt marsh · shoreline · barnacle · waves · wave action · starfish · desiccation · periwinkles · ocean · sea anemone · urchin · brackish water · mangroves
ocean depth/distance from shore
intertidal zonedeep ocean
Sea's lowest regions
deep sea · midnight zone · open ocean · oceanic trench · ocean depths
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