intertidal zone
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The newly discovered tracks lie in the modern intertidal zone, where they are covered by seawater at high tide twice a day.
From Science Daily • Apr. 24, 2026
More of the intertidal zone — where crabs, sculpin and sea stars hang out — will be exposed Thursday and Friday than any other time this year.
From Seattle Times • Jun. 6, 2024
Those precise measurements show that at high tide, an intertidal zone can easily vary one or two centimeters in height within a single day.
From Science Daily • May 6, 2024
The sensors have also revealed how, during summers, the upwelling of cold water along Europe’s coast—the bane of beach-goers—can help cool the intertidal zone.
From Science Magazine • Nov. 1, 2023
Describe the conditions and challenges facing organisms living in the intertidal zone.
From Textbooks • Apr. 25, 2013
