Sentences with phrase «in rocky intertidal»
During the winter in the rocky intertidal area look for Harlequin Duck, Black Oystercatcher (year round), Surfbird, and Black Turnstones.
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Limpets in the rocky intertidal typically feed on bacteria, scraping them off rocks with their «toothpick - like» radulas.
California mussel (Mytilus californianus) is a foundation species in the rocky intertidal ecosystems along the West Coast.
A study of California mussels, a key species in the rocky intertidal ecosystems of the West Coast, indicates that the effects of ocean acidification will vary from place to place along the coast depending on a range of interacting factors.
The idea for a simple experiment that essentially involved playing God in the rocky intertidal zone came to him during a visit to the Scripps Institution Wharf in California, as he stood watching the carnivorous sea star Pisaster ochraceus devour the mussel Mytilus californianus.
An example would be the indirect effects of sea stars on vegetation in the rocky intertidal zone caused by changes in mussel density via predation.
Not exact matches
Nerites: Nerita species Three species of nerites are found in the intertidal rocky areas of f Ambergris Caye, the Bleeding Tooth, Four - toothed Nerite and the Tesselate Nerite.
Range Pigeon guillemots are distributed in subtidal and intertidal marine habitats and on rocky shores from the Russian Pacific coast, to Alaska and down through California.
Alcatraz Island is one notable exception, with a rich rocky intertidal zone thanks to rubble that was placed in the water around the island many years ago for defense.
B. A. Menge, J. Lubchenco, S. D. Gaines and L. R. Ashkenas, A test of the Menge - Sutherland model of community organization in a tropical rocky intertidal food web, Oecologia (Berlin) 71:75 - 89, from p. 85 (1986).
Tide pools in some form or another can exist wherever sea meets shore, but ragged rocky coastlines often offer the best opportunity for these fragile intertidal wonders.
111 South African Museum web page (http://www.museums.org.za/sam/resource/arch/past.htm): «Tidal Fish Traps: fish traps are artificial tidal pools constructed of boulders across gullies in the intertidal zone of rocky shores.
Breakwater construction in recent years has proliferated in this region, and Ruddy Turnstones may be able to colonize this surrogate for naturally occurring rocky intertidal habitats — if they stop far north of their usual wintering grounds during migration.