INTERTIAL ZONE

GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATION

• Mostly beaches and coastlines
• High, middle, and low tide zones
• Where land meets sea
• Rocky shore line

MAP OF INTERDIAL ZONE

CLIMATE

• Depends on location
• Lower tide zone has cooler temps
• Middle tide zone is mostly filled with cool water
• High tide zone is warmer due to direct contact to sunlight
• Around 62 degrees Fahrenheit

TERRIAN

HIGH TIDE

• Mostly flooded
• High saline environment
• Most animals won't survive due to water abunduncy
• Has rock pools with seaweed and fish

MIDDLE TIDE

• Submerged for periods of time
• Temperature is less extreme
• Shorter direct sunlight
• More diversified

LOW TIDE

• Mostly submerged
• Shallow enough to let light in
• Protected from predators due to wave action

ORGANISMS FOUND

Hermit Crab..Algae..Sea Cucumber..Sea Urchin..Seaweed..Snail..
Fish..Shrimp..Mussels..
Phytoplankton..Krill..Sponge..Sea Snake..Starfish..
Sea gull..Otter..Shell fish

FUN FACTS

• Rich in nutrients and oxygen level
• In california, if caught harming tides, fee $500
• Recently proven the key to the barnacles stick is actually salt.

OTHER

• Known as littoral zone
• Conditions are hazy
• Three different levels of tides