Definition of intertidal
: of, relating to, or being the part of the littoral zone above low-tide mark
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animals that live in the intertidal zone
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As the name suggests, Quarry Cove used to be an old rock quarry, repurposed into an intertidal area in the early 1990s.
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In Prince Wiliam Sound, Fountain saw one of the important spots where Plafker took measurements after the quake — a line of barnacles that, prior to 1964, had been in the intertidal zone.
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Mussels that formed blue mats along a certain level of the intertidal rock and gravel are missing.
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That’s when the receding water reveals the intertidal sand in which the clams live.
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Scientists who count intertidal creatures in statistically randomized plots verify it.
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The periodic rise and fall of water every 12.4 hours plays a vital role in these environments, giving rise to a vibrant, uniquely adapted array of intertidal organisms.
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About 13,200 years ago, someone strolled through the intertidal zone just above the beach on Calvert Island, off the coast of British Columbia, leaving footprints in the area's wet, dense clay.
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The periodic rise and fall of water every 12.4 hours plays a vital role in these environments, giving rise to a vibrant, uniquely adapted array of intertidal organisms.
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First Known Use of intertidal
1883
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: of or relating to the area of the shore that is between the low point and the high point of the tide
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