Sentences with phrase «rocky intertidal zone»
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.
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Key habitats protected within the SMCA include steelhead streams, kelp forest, rocky intertidal zone, sandy and cobble beach, reef and sandy bottom, pinnacles and offshore rocks.
My kids» favorite area are the rocky intertidal zone or the tide pools.
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.
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The intertidal zone along the coast of Marin County is generally steep and rocky, with small beaches located adjacent to watershed drainage areas, and not easily accessible to the public.
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.