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... Low high High high ww High low Hours Low low 4 8 12 16 20 8 12 16 3 Semidiurnal High tide 20 20 www Low tide 4 8 12 16 20 Hours Diurnal 3 High tide 2 1 Low tide ∞ 12 16 20 0 4 18 12 16 120 10 4 8 12 16 20 Hours Figure 6-2 Semidiurnal , ...
... Low high High high ww High low Hours Low low 4 8 12 16 20 8 12 16 3 Semidiurnal High tide 20 20 www Low tide 4 8 12 16 20 Hours Diurnal 3 High tide 2 1 Low tide ∞ 12 16 20 0 4 18 12 16 120 10 4 8 12 16 20 Hours Figure 6-2 Semidiurnal , ...
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... High tide Water drains out at low tide Low tide Steep profile Strong wave action Anoxid zone /// Area of water retention at low tide Fine beach , many organisms Many organisms present High tide Gradual profile Small interstital spaces ...
... High tide Water drains out at low tide Low tide Steep profile Strong wave action Anoxid zone /// Area of water retention at low tide Fine beach , many organisms Many organisms present High tide Gradual profile Small interstital spaces ...
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... high tide acts to drive the salt water further up the estuary , displacing the isohalines upstream . Low tides , by contrast , displace the iso- halines downstream . The result is that there is a certain area of the estuary that is ...
... high tide acts to drive the salt water further up the estuary , displacing the isohalines upstream . Low tides , by contrast , displace the iso- halines downstream . The result is that there is a certain area of the estuary that is ...
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abundant adaptations algae algal amount amphipods anemones areas Atlantic bacteria barnacles benthic biology body bottom burrow carnivores changes Cnidaria communities competition copepods coral reef crabs crustaceans deep sea density deposit feeders depth desiccation detritus diatoms dinoflagellates dominant ecology ecosystems eggs epipelagic estuary fauna feeding Figure fishes fresh water grazing hence herbivores increased invertebrates kelp kelp beds large numbers larvae layers levels light living low tide major marine mammals marsh mesopelagic migrate mollusks Mytilus nekton number of species numbers nutrients occur ocean oxygen Pacific coast particles patterns pelagic percent Photo courtesy photophores photosynthesis physical factors phytoplankton plankton plants Plate polychaete population predators primary productivity reduced result rocky shores salinity salt sand beaches sea grass sea urchins sea water sediment shallow water squids substrate surface waters suspension feeders temperate temperature terrestrial thermocline tropical tuna upper various vertical water column water mass wave action whales zonation zone zooplankton zooxanthellae