The intertidal zone is the area that is above water at low tide and under water at high tide. This area can include many different types of habitats. There are many types of animals such as starfish, sea urchins, and many species of coral. The areas where intertidal zones can be at steep rocky cliffs, sandy beaches, or wetlands. The temperature may range from hot to near freezing in colder climates. The intertidal zone is divided into three zones; low, middle, and high. The low intertidal zone, which borders on the shallow side is the subtidal zone. This zone is only exposed to air at the lowest of low tides. The mid intertidal zone is exposed to regular and average tides. The high intertidal zone is the splash zone where the zone receives splashes of waves from the tide. Where there are heavy waves, the intertidal zone will be affected and influenced by waves. There can be hazards like being smashed or carried away by rough waves. There is exposure to very harsh and warm temperatures. Typical organisms that could be washed up onto shore are urchins, sea anemones, barnacles, chitons, crabs, isopods, mussels, sea stars, and many gastropod mollusks. These are all the things that I have learned about intertidal zones.
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