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The intertidal zone is the area where the ocean meets the land, characterized by habitats that support various marine species. Estuaries, where salty marine waters mix with freshwater, play a crucial role in supporting diverse aquatic life and filtering pollutants. Both environments are vital for maintaining ecological balance and providing habitats for numerous organisms.

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The intertidal zone is the area where the ocean meets the land, characterized by habitats that support various marine species. Estuaries, where salty marine waters mix with freshwater, play a crucial role in supporting diverse aquatic life and filtering pollutants. Both environments are vital for maintaining ecological balance and providing habitats for numerous organisms.

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You have learned from your previous lesson how to describe the

interactions among living and non-living things in intertidal zone.


The intertidal zone is the area where the ocean meets the land between
high and low tides. The intertidal zone, also known as the foreshore or
seashore, is the area that is above water level at low tide and underwater at
high tide (in other words, the area within the tidal range). This area can include
several types of habitats with various species of life, such as sea stars, sea
urchins, and many species of coral. Sometimes it is referred to as the littoral
zone, although that can be defined as a wider region.
This time you will create a model of interactions present in estuaries and
intertidal zones using recycled materials. Do you know that intertidal zone is one of a number of
marine biomes or
habitats, including estuary, neritic, surface, and deep zones. An intertidal zone
is the area between the high tide mark and the low tide mark anywhere in the
world where a coastline is tidal (IE borders a sea/ocean which has changing
tidal cycles).
Estuaries are an important link between the ocean and the land, where
salty marine waters mix with freshwater from rivers and streams. Estuaries are
dependent on fresh and saltwater to provide a healthy environment. The
amount of freshwater flowing into an estuary can vary from season to season,
year to year and location. These variations along with tide, sea state, light
availability and even sediment in the water all contribute to creating unique
environments. Estuaries are as diverse in their physical form as they are in their
state of health. However, they all share the distinction of being highly valued by
the small communities living alongside them

Estuaries support a
diversity of species of fish,
shellfish, aquatic plants and
animals. The protected
waters provide vital nesting,
breeding and feeding
habitats for many species.
Estuaries also filter
pollutants out of the water
flowing through them,
including pesticides,
herbicides and heavy
metals.
The intertidal or
littoral zone
maintains a balance
between the land and
the sea. It provides a
home to specially
adapted marine
plants and animals.
Those organisms, in
turn, serve as food for
many other animals.
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