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
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
Crew members then brought in native plants such as goldenrod, fireweed, broadleaf lupine, various grasses and other native species along the shore and intertidal zone, said King County ecologist Mason Bowles.
From Seattle Times • Aug. 11, 2023
With each tidal cycle, the intertidal zone alternates between being inundated with water and left high and dry.
From Textbooks • Apr. 25, 2013
