rocky shores
Boulder-strewn beach edges
Rocky shores are coastal areas where the land meets the sea across rock formations rather than sand or mud.
These intertidal zones host distinctive ecosystems—tide pools, barnacles, mussels, seaweed clinging to stone.
The term appears in marine biology and ecology: We studied the organisms of the rocky shores.
- periwinklesSmall marine gastropods
- tidal poolsShoreline water pockets
- tide lineOcean's edge marker
- cliffsSteep natural rock walls
- barnaclesShell-armored marine clingers
seaweed · mussels · intertidal zone · low tide · anemones · weathering · microhabitats · starfish · chitons · wave energy · crashing waves · limpets · crabs · substrate · zonation · erosion · rugged coastline · kelp
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substrate composition
rocky shoressandy beaches
Coastlines covered with granules
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