Definition of INTERTIDAL

Examples of intertidal in a Sentence

animals that live in the intertidal zone

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Areas close to the intertidal zone, such as New Orleans, are forecast to be swamped by hours of rain as well as storm surges from the Gulf of Mexico. — John Muyskens, Washington Post, "Tracking Barry as it moves toward Louisiana," 13 July 2019 The total area holding oystergrass and other intertidal vegetation fringing all sides of the terraces and islands is at least double that. — Shannon Tompkins, Houston Chronicle, "Cow Trap Lake Project a success on multiple levels," 10 May 2018 Among other subjects, the book explores the sea’s geography, its intertidal life, its deeps, diving mammals and birds, and epic migrations of some of its animals, from salmon to gray whales to sandpipers. — Lynda V. Mapes, The Seattle Times, "New children’s book dives deep into the Salish Sea," 23 Apr. 2018 There, the intertidal zone can be dominated either by species-diverse miniature forests, or by environmentally unfavorable turf. — Quanta Magazine, "Nature’s Critical Warning System," 18 Nov. 2015 Lisandro Benedetti-Cecchi, an ecologist at the University of Pisa in Italy, has found strong signals of critical slowing down in response to the deterioration of an intertidal marine ecosystem in the Mediterranean. — Quanta Magazine, "Nature’s Critical Warning System," 18 Nov. 2015 Areas close to the intertidal zone, such as New Orleans, are forecast to be swamped by hours of rain as well as storm surges from the Gulf of Mexico. — John Muyskens, Washington Post, "Tracking Barry as it moves toward Louisiana," 13 July 2019 There, the intertidal zone can be dominated either by species-diverse miniature forests, or by environmentally unfavorable turf. — Quanta Magazine, "Nature’s Critical Warning System," 18 Nov. 2015 Researchers will analyze sediment samples from the test pits for traces of pollen and microfossils that might yield clues as to whether the stones were built in an intertidal marsh, a wooded area, or on farmland. — Kiona N. Smith, Ars Technica, "The lost standing stones of Devon are still hiding from archaeologists," 1 July 2018

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