Tag: Sessile Animals
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Living Seawalls: Aiming for Ecologically-Minded Ocean Construction
In the last century, there has been a construction boom in our oceans. Jetties, harbors, marinas, seawalls, and piers are becoming ubiquitous across our shorelines. In the United States today, over 50% of our natural shoreline has been destroyed and replaced by hard manmade structures. Understandably, many of us are concerned about this loss and…
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5 Kinds of Intertidal Animals That Look Like Rocks
Sometimes it seems like there are a lot of things at the tide pools to avoid stepping on. Slippery, rocks, slippery seaweed, and slippery mud can all be difficult to avoid. But I’m here to add a few more things to the “don’t step on that” list. Five kinds of intertidal that look— and sometimes…
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Microhabitats: Inconsistencies in the Intertidal
The intertidal is far from homogenous. Mud flats, rocky shores, sandy beaches, and even mangroves are all kind of intertidal shores. But even among these places there are inconsistencies, like a single boulder laying in the sand or mud flowing from a creek making its way to a rocky shore. These inconsistencies are called microhabitats…
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