intertidal zone

intertidal zone
Portion of sea bottom between high and low tide lines [Butler, T.H.].

Crustacea glossary. . 2011.

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  • intertidal zone — /ɪntəˈtaɪdl zoʊn/ (say intuh tuydl zohn) noun → eulittoral zone …  

  • intertidal zone — The area bounded by the high and low tide lines; also known as the littoral …   Dictionary of invertebrate zoology

  • intertidal zone — noun foreshore …   Wiktionary

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  • Intertidal ecology — is the study of intertidal ecosystems, where organisms live between the low and high tide lines. At low tide, the intertidal is exposed (or ‘emersed’) whereas at high tide, the intertidal is underwater (or ‘immersed’). Intertidal ecologists… …   Wikipedia

  • intertidal — intertidal, ale, aux [ ɛ̃tɛrtidal, o ] adj. • 1921; angl. intertidal, de tide « marée » ♦ Didact. Zone intertidale : zone d oscillation de la marée. ⇒ estran; intercotidal. intertidal, ale, aux [ɛ̃tɛʀtidal, o] adj. ÉTYM. 1921, in Höfler; angl.… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • intertidal — [in΄tərtīd′ l] adj. of or pertaining to a shore zone bounded by the levels of low and high tide …   English World dictionary

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