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Intertidal Zone

Published on Nov 19, 2015

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

INTERTIDAL ZONES

BY:RYAN

WORLD LOCATION OF INTERTIDAL ZONES

  • Risser's beach(Nova Scotia)
  • Bay Of Fundy(Nova Scotia-New Brunswick)
  • World Wide!
Photo by Andrea_R

CLIMATE

  • Wind affects temperature
  • Air temperatures affect temerature
  • Temperature varied on sea water
  • Weather conditions
Photo by diathesis

ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS

  • Salinity
  • Abiotic Factors
  • Biotic Factors
Photo by Justin in SD

PLANTS IN THE INTERTIDAL ZONE

  • Sea Lettuce

GUTWEED/HOLLOW GREEN WEEDS

Photo by Chris_Moody

DEAD MANS FINGER

Photo by Chris_Moody

PLANTS ADAPTIONS TO ENVIRONMENT

  • Utilize the sunlight of intertidal water
Photo by kqedquest

GUTWEED/HOLLOW GREEN WEEDS

  • Have long flattened green tubes
Photo by Bas Kers (NL)

DEAD MANS FINGER

  • Sticks to rock at the bottom of the sea
Photo by Dick Culbert

ANIMALS IN THE INTERTIDAL ZONE

  • Isopods
Photo by 5telios

CRABS

Photo by CoenV

HERMIT CRABS

SEA STAR

Photo by prilfish

PERIWINKLE SNAIL

Photo by FolioRoad

ANIMALS ADAPTIONS TO ENVIRONMENT(PERIWINKLESNAIL)

  • Periwinkle Snails have a trap door that keeps water in when theres a low tide so there able to breath
Photo by jspad

ISOPODS

  • Isopods hold on to the Intertidal so they don't get washed away

CRABS

  • Crabs bury themselves in the bottom of the Intertidal Zone
Photo by miss mass

HERMIT CRAB

  • Hermit crabs use the humidity in the air to breath
Photo by Scott*

SEA STAR

  • Sea Stars latch themselves onto a rock so they aren't swept away
Photo by Ed Bierman