Intertidal Zone’s

Location

Threats

• Oil spills• Increasing water levels• Pollution…• Off road vehicle traffic

Threats

Plant life

• Sea Weed-Gelidium• Algae• Kelp

Animal Life• Extremely varied…more major groups than a

tropical rain forest• Ex.

• Birds • Mammals• Crabs• Fish• invertebrates

Adaptations

• Crabs • Can crawl in and out of the surf• Hermit crabs

Climate

• Climate Varies• When submerged salty with currents• Cold• Hot• dry

Sources

• "Biological Communities." Biological Communities. 09 Apr. 1999. 27 Sept. 2006 <http://omp.gso.uri.edu/doee/science/biology/inter4.htm>.

• "Intertidal Animals." Enchanted Learning. 09 May 2001. 28 Sept. 2006 <http://www.enchantedlearning.com/biomes/intertidal/intertidal.shtml>.