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Intertidal Zone

Intertidal Zone. Intertidal zone. Shoreline between high tide and low tide. Sunlight Nutrients Oxygen SUBJECT TO POLLUTION DIFFICULT FOR LIVING THINGS MUST TOLERATE CHANGING CONDITIONS SUBMERGED PART OF DAYM EXPOSED TO AIR PART OF DAY ADAPTATIONS TO SURVIVE POUDING WAVES.

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Intertidal Zone

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  1. Intertidal Zone

  2. Intertidal zone • Shoreline between high tide and low tide. • Sunlight • Nutrients • Oxygen • SUBJECT TO POLLUTION • DIFFICULT FOR LIVING THINGS • MUST TOLERATE CHANGING CONDITIONS • SUBMERGED PART OF DAYM EXPOSED TO AIR PART OF DAY • ADAPTATIONS TO SURVIVE POUDING WAVES

  3. Intertidal zone

  4. Supralittoral Zone (Spray Zone) Midlittoral Zone (High Tide Zone) Infralittoral Zone (Middle Tide Zone)

  5. Infralittoral Zone (Swash Zone) Tide Pool

  6. Subtidal (Low Tide) Zone • Shallow water • Not affected by waves or tides • Surrounds all continents and islands • High in nutrients from runoff • Abundant life • High productivity • Photic zone

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