intertidal
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- adjective
- /ˌɪntərˈtaɪdəl/
- Specialized
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intermareal
- At low tide, we explored the rich variety of life in the intertidal zone along the Pacific coast.
- intertidal zone
- intertidal ecosystem
- intertidal habitat
Examples
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UNESCO describes the Wadden Sea as "the largest unbroken system of intertidal sand and mud flats in the world."
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In this case, enhanced productivity arose from higher subsidies (e.g., phytoplankton) from the open ocean to intertidal ecosystems.
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A classic example of this is was a study by Robert Payne many years ago in the intertidal community.
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Temperature ranges, for example, were wider than necessary for the intertidal phenomena of the New England coast.
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Some time ago, our students were studying the intertidal ecology of the New England coast.
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Rocks in the intertidal zone can be extremely slippery.
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Surprisingly, lobsters have also been found in the intertidal zone.
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Fishermen obtained the baits in intertidal and shallow zones of the bay.
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The copepod Tigriopus californicus lives in high intertidal rock pools along the Pacific coast of North America.
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In oceanic settings, the connections among ecosystems (e.g., between intertidal and pelagic ecosystems) may play a strong role in differences in recovery potential.
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How Deep
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Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word intertidal comes from inter- meaning 'between' and tide meaning 'the rise and fall of the sea'. So intertidal describes the part of the shore that is 'between tides', sometimes dry at low tide and covered at high tide.